Sleep Complaints and Sleep Disorders in Patients Submitted A General Medical Polyclinic

Hayrettin Kara, Yücel Ağargün, Ekrem Algün, Kürşad Türkdoğan

  • Year : 1995
  • Vol : 11
  • No : 2-3-4
  •  Page : 193-197
The purpose of this study is to examine the in-cidence of sleep complaints and sleep disorders in patients with medical illness. We evaluated sleep complaints and sleep disorders in 92 outpatients by using a semistructured interview form and DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. Forty patients (43.5 %) di-agnosed as sleep disorder due to a general medical condition (insomnia type). The incidence of sleep complaints varied from 29.3 % to 75 % in the pa-tients. We also examined the correlation between sleep complaints and independent variables. Age, gender. and duration of illness had significant ef-fects on the presence of sleep complaints. These fin-dings suggest that sleep complaints should be con-sidered in the assessment of the medical patients.
Cite this Article As :
Description : None of the authors, any product mentioned in this article, does not have a material interest in the device or drug. Research, not supported by any external organization. grant full access to the primary data and, if requested by the magazine they agree to allow the examination of data.
Sleep Complaints and Sleep Disorders in Patients Submitted A General Medical Polyclinic
, Vol. 11 (2-3-4)
Received : 15.10.1995, Accepted : 15.10.1995, Published Online : 15.10.2020
Selçuk Tıp Dergisi
ISSN:1017-6616;
E-ISSN:2149-8059;