@misc{10481/78163,
year = {2022},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/78163},
abstract = {Alopecia Areata (AA) is a chronic condition which has been associated with poor quality
of life and mood status disturbances. The aim of this study is to compare the sleep quality between
AA patients and controls, and to analyze the impact of poor sleep quality on patients with AA
regarding mood status disturbances, quality of life and sexuality. A cross-sectional study including
patients suffering from mild-to-severe AA and sex- and age-matched healthy controls was performed.
Socio-demographic and clinical variables, sleep quality, quality of life, sexual disfunction, anxiety,
depression and personality were collected using validated questionnaires. A total of 120 participants
(60 patients and 60 controls) were included. Patients with AA showed worse sleep scores than
controls (p = 0.003), as well as higher rates of anxiety and depression (p < 0.05). After a multivariate
analysis, a worse sleep quality was found to be linked to anxiety, depression, a poorer quality of life
and a type D personality score independently of the disease severity. In light of the results, patients
with AA have a worse sleep quality than healthy controls. A poor sleep quality is associated with
anxiety, depression and a worse quality of life, therefore being a general marker of a poor quality of
life. Screening for sleep disturbances in specialized units could be useful to detect patients who could
benefit from additional psychological support.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Alopecia Areata},
keywords = {Sleep quality},
keywords = {Quality of life},
keywords = {Mood status disturbances},
title = {The Impact of Sleep Quality on Mood Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Alopecia Areata: A Comparative Study},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph192013126},
author = {Sánchez Díaz, Manuel and Díaz Calvillo, Pablo and Soto Moreno, Alberto and Molina Leyva, Alejandro and Arias Santiago, Salvador Antonio},
}