• Clin J Pain · Dec 1998

    Self-reported sleep and mood disturbance in chronic pain patients.

    • C M Morin, D Gibson, and J Wade.
    • Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada.
    • Clin J Pain. 1998 Dec 1;14(4):311-4.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence of self-reported sleep disturbance and its relationship to mood disturbance in chronic pain patients.Design And SettingSurvey of patients referred to a multidisciplinary outpatient pain clinic.PatientsThe sample consisted of 105 consecutive patients (59 men and 46 women), with an average age of 41.5 (SD +/-13.4) years.MeasuresSelf-report measures of sleep disturbance and visual analog scales of mood disturbance (anxiety and depression) and pain experience (intensity and unpleasantness).ResultsPatients were grouped according to whether they considered themselves "poor" (n = 68) or "good" (n = 37) sleepers. Poor sleepers reported more difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep and greater pain intensity and pain unpleasantness than did good sleepers. The two groups did not differ on measures of depressive or anxious mood.ConclusionThe results suggest that sleep disturbance is a prevalent complaint in chronic pain patients, but it is not always associated with an underlying mood disturbance.

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