RESEARCH - Improving sleep quality could ease disability in RA patients

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Improving Sleep Quality Could Ease Disability In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

MedicalNewsToday.com

Article Date: 15 Feb 2011 - 4:00 PST

A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

found that poor sleep quality correlated with higher levels of

depressive symptoms, greater pain severity, increased fatigue, and

greater functional disability in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

(RA). The study suggests that addressing sleep problems via

pharmacological or behavioral interventions may have a critical impact

on the health and lives of patients with RA.

The study represents a cross-sectional examination of the relationship

between sleep quality and functional disability in 162 patients with

RA. The sample had an average age of 58.5 years, and 76 percent were

female. All patients had been diagnosed with RA for at least two

years; on average, patients had RA for 14 years.

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[Guest guest]

I coulda told 'em that without a study.

Stan

Seattle, Sun!

[ ] RESEARCH - Improving sleep quality could ease disability

in RA patients

Improving Sleep Quality Could Ease Disability In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

MedicalNewsToday.com

Article Date: 15 Feb 2011 - 4:00 PST

A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

found that poor sleep quality correlated with higher levels of

depressive symptoms, greater pain severity, increased fatigue, and

greater functional disability in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

(RA). The study suggests that addressing sleep problems via

pharmacological or behavioral interventions may have a critical impact

on the health and lives of patients with RA.

The study represents a cross-sectional examination of the relationship

between sleep quality and functional disability in 162 patients with

RA. The sample had an average age of 58.5 years, and 76 percent were

female. All patients had been diagnosed with RA for at least two

years; on average, patients had RA for 14 years.

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Me too Stan.

 

Glad you are finally have some sun!!!!

 

Hugs,

 

Barbara

From: stanpfister@... <stanpfister@...>

Subject: Re: [ ] RESEARCH - Improving sleep quality could ease

disability in RA patients

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 12:59 PM

 

I coulda told 'em that without a study.

Stan

Seattle, Sun!

[ ] RESEARCH - Improving sleep quality could ease disability

in RA patients

Improving Sleep Quality Could Ease Disability In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

MedicalNewsToday.com

Article Date: 15 Feb 2011 - 4:00 PST

A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

found that poor sleep quality correlated with higher levels of

depressive symptoms, greater pain severity, increased fatigue, and

greater functional disability in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

(RA). The study suggests that addressing sleep problems via

pharmacological or behavioral interventions may have a critical impact

on the health and lives of patients with RA.

The study represents a cross-sectional examination of the relationship

between sleep quality and functional disability in 162 patients with

RA. The sample had an average age of 58.5 years, and 76 percent were

female. All patients had been diagnosed with RA for at least two

years; on average, patients had RA for 14 years.

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[Guest guest]

hahahaaa...ya THINK? we could have told them that, right ?

>

> Improving Sleep Quality Could Ease Disability In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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> MedicalNewsToday.com

> Article Date: 15 Feb 2011 - 4:00 PST

>

>

> A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

> found that poor sleep quality correlated with higher levels of

> depressive symptoms, greater pain severity, increased fatigue, and

> greater functional disability in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

> (RA). The study suggests that addressing sleep problems via

> pharmacological or behavioral interventions may have a critical impact

> on the health and lives of patients with RA.

>

> The study represents a cross-sectional examination of the relationship

> between sleep quality and functional disability in 162 patients with

> RA. The sample had an average age of 58.5 years, and 76 percent were

> female. All patients had been diagnosed with RA for at least two

> years; on average, patients had RA for 14 years.

>

> *******************************************

> Read the rest of the article here:

>

> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/216527.php

>

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>

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Yes, Jane, another bombshell study! LOL.

Not an MD

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:26 AM, jane <janeatregis@...> wrote:

> hahahaaa...ya THINK? we could have told them that, right ?

>