The impact of anemia on sleep quality in 15-49 years old women 15-49 Yaş kadınlarda aneminin uyku kalitesi üzerine etkisi

© 2018 by Türkiye Klinikleri.Objective: Sleep disorders which is approaching 40% of frequency in the general population, are closely related not only to physical and mental health, but also to work and social life. The lack of iron in children has been shown to cause sleep disturbances due to psychological disturbances and possible restlesslegs syndrome by affecting neurotransmitters. In adults, the number of studies showing an association between anemia and sleep disturbances is limited. This study aimed to investigate the effect of anemia on sleep quality in 15-49 years old women. Material and Methods: Our study was conducted with a total of 278 female patients aged 15-49 years who had total blood analyses within the last 1 month and had enough socio-cultural level to understand the questions asked. The hemoglobin level under 12 mg/dL was considered as anemia. The socio-demographic characteristics of the patients were analyzed. The general mood of the patients was rated with 10 point likerts cale (1 depressive, 10 very happy). Sleep characteristics were assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The scores above 5 was considered good sleep quality. Results: Anemia was present in 37.8% of the patients. Total PSQI scores were similar in patients with and without anemia (6.5±3.1 vs 6.8±3.8, p=0.758). Anemia frequency was similar among patients with poor sleep and good sleep quality (36.4% vs 39.8%, p=0.559). However, body mass index in patients with poor sleep quality was higher than patients with good sleep quality (p<0.001). Smoking was more prevelant in patients with poor sleep quality (30.5% vs18.6%, p=0.026). Conclusion: Sleep quality is not affected by the presence of anemia. However, higher body mass index, poor general mood and smoking were found to be effective on sleep quality

Self-Care Practices for Common Colds by Primary Care Patients: Study Protocol of a European Multicenter Survey-The COCO Study.

Background. Self-care for common colds is frequent, yet little is known about the spectrum, regional differences, and potential risks of self-care practices in patients from various European regions. Methods/Design. We describe the study protocol for a cross-sectional survey in 27 primary care centers from 14 European countries. At all sites, 120 consecutive adult patients, who visit their general practitioner for any reason, filled in a self-administered 27-item questionnaire. This addresses patients' self-care practices for common colds. Separately, the subjective level of discomfort when having a common cold, knowing about the diseases' self-limited nature, and medical and sociodemographic data are requested. Additionally, physicians are surveyed on their use of and recommendations for self-care practices. We are interested in investigating which self-care practices for common colds are used, whether the number of self-care practices used is influenced by knowledge about the self-limited nature of the disease, and the subjective level of discomfort when having a cold and to identify potential adverse interactions with chronic physician-prescribed medications. Further factors that will be considered are, for example, demographic characteristics, chronic conditions, and sources of information for self-care practices. All descriptive and analytical statistics will be performed on the pooled dataset and stratified by country and site. Discussion. To our knowledge, COCO is the first European survey on the use of self-care practices for common colds. The study will provide new insight into patients' and general practitioners' self-care measures for common colds across Europe