The determination of how disordered sleep affects musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, mood, and
behavior is important in the assessment and management of patients with rheumatic illness …

Arthritis is the leading cause of chronic illness in the United States. Seventy-two percent of
the adults aged 55 years and older with arthritis report sleep difficulties. This review …

This review article discusses various forms of sleep disorders associated with
musculoskeletal diseases (MD). It presents the pathophysiology and interaction of sleep …

Wake/sleep complaints are very common in the rheumatic diseases, and include: insomnia,
non-restorative sleep, frequent awakenings, daytime fatigue and excessive daytime …

Sleep disturbances are particularly troublesome in patients with painful rheumatic disease.
This article reviews the literature specifically published on sleep disturbances in …

Objectives: There is increasing awareness of the importance of sleep in health maintenance.
Our primary objective was to evaluate prevalence of excess daytime sleepiness in a …

Objective. To assess objective and subjective evidence of sleep disturbances in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to examine correlations between parameters of …

Objectives: To explore factors related to sleep disturbance in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). Method: Cross-sectional data from 986 patients in the Oslo RA Register …

Sleep problems are common concerns in rheumatology patients and have been
independently linked to increased pain perception and fatigue severity. Evidence supports …

The objective of this study is to examine sleep quality and correlates of poor sleep in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Five hundred patients with RA were recruited from a …