Use of the visual analogue Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep disturbances are common in persons with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) but often go undetected by attending physicians. Due to its simplicity, the visual analogue PD Sleep Scale (PDSS) could be valuable in the detection and management of sleep disturbances in contexts such as Nigeria where text heavy self-report assessments are difficult to implement due to limited formal education. We aim to test the utility of the PDSS in identifying nocturnal sleep problems in Nigerians with PD.

Methods

We evaluated a dataset comprising information collected in southwestern Nigeria between February 2023 and June 2024 as part of a two-centre prevalence and case control study of behavioural symptoms in clinic attendees with PD. Controls were neurologically healthy pers

SUBMITTER: Adediran O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657023 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature