title: Sleep disturbance among women with chronic pelvic pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of chronic pelvic pain (CPP), a debilitating condition, on sleep quality.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present case-control study enrolled women older than 18 years attending the Gynecology Clinic of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Hospital, Çanakkale, Turkey, with CPP between August 2011 and August 2012. The control group was selected from women attending the clinic for another complaint. Sleep quality was evaluated via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and differences between the groups were compared by t and χ(2) tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, 157 women were enrolled. Seventy-two had CPP symptoms, and 85 attended the clinic for other complaints. Poor sleep quality was found in 80% (n = 58) of the women with CPP, and 55% (n = 47) of the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women with CPP were found to have poor sleep quality. Sleep education should be recommended in psychiatry and neurology clinics to increase the awareness of sleeping problems among these women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey. Electronic address: dremineay@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cosar
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysenur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çakır Güngör
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meryem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gencer
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Servet O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Hacivelioğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adile
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil Murat
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Şen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Chronic pelvic pain; Pittsburgh sleep quality index; Sleep quality