title: Sleep quality in patients with Behçet's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate sleep quality and the related variables in patients with Behçet's disease (BD).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twelve patients diagnosed with BD and 67 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used for the evaluation of sleep disturbance in all participants. The quality of life (QoL) of all patients were evaluated by Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), and anxiety and depression which were assessed by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients with BD had significantly higher scores in subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, sleep disorder, functional disorder in the morning and total PSQI score compared to the healthy control group. According to Pearson's analysis, there was a significantly higher correlation between the anxiety, depression and all components of NHP scores and the total PSQI score. Logistic regression analyses indicated that genital ulcer and arthritis were predictors for poor sleep quality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sleep quality is disturbed in patients with BD. The lower quality of sleep is greatly associated with anxiety, depression, QoL, genital ulcers and arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yazmalar
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: İbrahim
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Batmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sarıyıldız
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yıldız
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uçmak
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophtalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Türkçü
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dicle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sula
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Remzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Çevik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000209:etiology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Behçet's disease; anxiety; depression; quality of life; sleep quality