Indirect effect of sleep on abdominal pain through daytime dysfunction in adults with irritable bowel syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Sleep deficiency, psychological distress, daytime dysfunction, and abdominal pain are common in adults with irritable bowel syndrome. Prior research on individuals with chronic pain has identified the indirect effect of sleep on pain through psychological distress or daytime dysfunction; however, this effect is less clear in irritable bowel syndrome. The purpose of this study was to examine potential indirect effects of sleep on abdominal pain symptoms simultaneously through psychological distress and daytime dysfunction in adults with irritable bowel syndrome.

Methods

Daily symptoms of nighttime sleep complaints (sleep quality and refreshment), psychological distress, daytime dysfunction (fatigue, sleepiness, and difficulty concentrating), and abdominal pai

SUBMITTER: Yang PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7954013 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature