1. Sleep quality in patients with xerostomia: a prospective and randomized case-control study.
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Lopez-Jornet P, Lucero Berdugo M, Fernandez-Pujante A, C CF, Lavella C Z, A PF, J SR, and Silvestre FJ
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alcohol Drinking, Anxiety psychology, Case-Control Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression psychology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Oral Health, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Sleep Stages physiology, Sleep Wake Disorders psychology, Smoking, Xerostomia psychology, Sleep physiology, Sleep Wake Disorders complications, Xerostomia complications
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Objectives To investigate sleep quality, anxiety/depression and quality-of-life in patients with xerostomia. Materials and methods This prospective, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted among a group of xerostomia patients (n = 30) compared with 30 matched control subjects. The following evaluation scales were used to assess the psychological profile of each patient: the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14), the Xerostomia Inventory, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Results The PSQI obtained 5.3 3 ± 1.78 for patients with xerostomia compared with 4.26 ± 1.01 for control subjects (p = 0.006); ESS obtained 5.7 ± 2.1 for test patients vs 4.4 0 ± 1 for control subjects (p = 0.010). Statistical regression analysis showed that xerostomia was significantly associated with depression (p = 0.027). Conclusions Patients with xerostomia exhibited significant decreases in sleep quality compared with control subjects.
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- 2016
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