The ucare study on the prevalence of sleep disorders and nighttime bruxism in people with chronic urticaria
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Cherrez-Ojeda I, Kasperska-Zając A, Meshkova R, Fomina D, Unal D, Demir S, Teovska Mitrevska N, şahiner Ü, İlgün Gürel D, Özkaya E, Calderon Llosa O, Escalante L, Maldonado A, Escalante E, Touriz MA, Faytong-Haro M, Osorio MF, Staubach P, Herzog L, Roth T, Kulthanan K, Mann C, Cevallos-Levicek D, Robles K. The ucare study on the prevalence of sleep disorders and nighttime bruxism in people with chronic urticaria. Allergy 2024; 79:447-448.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
10-25-2024
Publication Title
Allergy
Keywords
adult, bruxism, chronic urticaria, conference abstract, controlled study, cross-sectional study, disease control, epidemiology, female, human, insomnia, major clinical study, male, patient care, prevalence, questionnaire, sleep, sleep bruxism, sleep disorder, urticaria
Abstract
Background: Although previous studies suggest that people with chronic urticaria have poor sleep, there is little information on the prevalence of specific sleep disorders (SD) in these patients. Furthermore, it is unknown how sleep disturbances impact CU patients and if they are related to disease activity and control. As a result, we intend to discuss the sleep abnormalities found in CU patients and the distinctions between controlled and uncontrolled CU. Method: This is a cross-sectional study using an online survey that was distributed by physicians to patients with CU from UCARE and ACARE networks. For screening SD, we used the GSAQ questionnaire and UCT for urticaria control evaluation. Descriptive analysis was performed for all questions in the questionnaire: mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables and frequency and percentage for categorical variables. Results: The study comprised 160 participants. In general, insomnia and OSA were the most common SD (29% and 28%, respectively). Uncontrolled urticaria patients had more cases of sleep disorders than their counterpart, the most frequent SD detected were insomnia (45%) and OSA (35%). Differences between both groups were statistically significant. Bruxism prevalence was 18%, and the majority of cases belonged to controlled urticaria. Conclusion: This study shed light on the prevalence of SD among individuals with CU and provided insights into the association between disease control and SD. These findings emphasize the importance of considering SD as a significant aspect of CU patient care and management, highlighting the need for holistic approaches that address both disease control and associated sleep issues.
Volume
79
First Page
447
Last Page
448
