Ramlee, Fatanah, Afolalu, Esther F. and Tang, Nicole K. Y. (2016) Do people with chronic pain judge their sleep differently? A qualitative study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine . doi:10.1080/15402002.2016.1188393

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Abstract

People with chronic pain often report sleep of “poor quality”. However, it is unclear what defines sleep quality and whether their sleep quality judgment is influenced by factors other than sleep. We purposively interviewed 17 participants with and without chronic pain and thematically analyzed their interview transcripts. Four salient criteria for judging sleep quality were: (i) Memories of night-time sleep disruptions, (ii) Feelings on waking and cognitive functioning during the day, (iii) Ability to engage in daytime physical and social activity, and (iv) Changes in physical symptoms (and pain intensity among participants with chronic pain). Sleep quality judgment is complex and involves retrospective decision-making influenced by not only memories of the night but also how we feel and what we do during the day.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > RB Pathology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Chronic pain , Sleep
Journal or Publication Title:	Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1540-2002
Official Date:	23 June 2016
Dates:	Date Event 23 June 2016 Published 25 April 2016 Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit:	27 April 2016
DOI:	10.1080/15402002.2016.1188393
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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