Irritable bowel syndrome, sleep, and daytime sleepiness

S. Balikji, M. Mackus, K. Brookhuis, J. Garssen, T. Roth, J. Verster

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Abstract

Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has a significant negative impact on quality of life, mood and wellbeing. Part of this association may be related to the impact of IBS on sleep. Purpose of this study was to investigate the association between IBS complaints and sleep. Materials and methods: An online survey was completed by Dutch university students. The presence and severity of IBS complaints was determined with the Birmingham IBS Questionnaire. Subscales of the SLEEP-50 questionnaire were completed to assess narcolepsy, insomnia, and circadian rhythm disorder. Total Sleep Time, number of nightly awakenings, and sleep quality were also assessed. Daytime sleepiness was assessed with Fatigue-Inertia and Vigor-Activity subscales of the Dutch version of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) scale. Nonparametric Spearman's rho correlations were computed to investigate the association between IBS and sleep outcomes. Results: Data from N=1950 students were included in the analyses (83.6% women). IBS scores were significantly associated with SLEEP-50 subscale scores of insomnia (r = 0.317, p=0.0001), narcolepsy (r = 0.242, p=0.0001), and circadian rhythm disorder (r= 0.127, p=0.0001). Significant correlations were also found between IBS subjective sleep quality (r = -0.208, p=0.0001) and the number of nightly awakenings (r = 0.246, p=0.0001). Total sleep time was not significantly associated with IBS scores. Both Fatigue-Inertia (r = 0.305, p=0.0001) and Vigor-Activity (r = -0.226, p=0.0001) were significantly associated with IBS. Conclusion: Irritable bowel syndrome complaints are associated with sleep disturbances and increased daytime sleepiness. Further research should investigate the impact of IBS-related sleep disturbances and associated reduced daytime alertness on the performance of daily activities such as driving a car or job performance.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e22
Number of pages1
JournalSleep Medicine
Volume40
Issue numberSupplement 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2017

Keywords

  • adult
  • alertness
  • arousal
  • circadian rhythm
  • conference abstract
  • daily life activity
  • daytime somnolence
  • fatigue
  • female
  • human
  • insomnia
  • irritable colon
  • job performance
  • major clinical study
  • male
  • narcolepsy
  • Profile of Mood States
  • questionnaire
  • sleep quality
  • sleep time
  • university student

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