Rest-Activity Rhythm, Pain, and Motor Activity in Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the relationships among physical disability, mood disorders, and pain are well described in multiple sclerosis (MS), little is known about whether those symptoms are associated with sleep disturbances.

Methods

Forty-six patients with MS experiencing pain participated. Sleep was indirectly measured by assessing rest-activity rhythm via actigraphy: interdaily stability, intradaily variability, and relative amplitude. Pain was assessed using visual and verbal analog scales, mood by the Beck Depression Inventory and Symptom Checklist-90, and physical disability by the Expanded Disability Status Scale.

Results

Incorporating mood, pain, and physical disability into 1 regression model resulted in a significant association with interdaily stability.

Con

SUBMITTER: Scherder RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10353695 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature