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27-04-2022 | Insomnia | Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Original Article

The relationship between pain intensity and insomnia in women with deep endometriosis, a cross-sectional study

Authors: Ricardo José de Souza, Nivaldo Ribeiro Vilella, Marco Aurelio Pinho Oliveira

Published in: Sleep and Breathing | Issue 2/2023

Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the relationship between pain intensity and insomnia frequency in women with a diagnosis of deep endometriosis. The hypothesis is that these patients with moderate or severe pain have a higher frequency of insomnia than those with mild or no pain.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of women with deep endometriosis categorized by pelvic pain intensity based on a numerical scale. Insomnia was assessed through a self-reported questionnaire, and multiple logistic regression was used to control for confounders between pain and insomnia.

Results

We included 234 women in the study, 39 (17%) without pelvic pain; 66 (29%) with mild pain; 53 (23%) moderate pain; and 76 (32%) severe pain. Twenty-nine (74%) pain-free women and 50 (75%) with mild pain had no insomnia; only 3 (8%) of the former and 3 (4%) of the latter group had severe insomnia. However, twenty-nine (55%) women with moderate pain and 37 (48%) with severe pain had insomnia. The logistic regression model showed that moderate to severe pain increased insomnia 2.8 times, twice for every 10 years of pain duration, and twice in women with low education levels.

Conclusions

Women with moderate or severe pain had a high frequency of insomnia, increasing management complexity in patients with deep endometriosis. Pain intensity, pain duration, and low education level increased the chance of insomnia in those patients.

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Title: The relationship between pain intensity and insomnia in women with deep endometriosis, a cross-sectional study
Authors: Ricardo José de Souza
Nivaldo Ribeiro Vilella
Marco Aurelio Pinho Oliveira
Publication date: 27-04-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Insomnia
Endometriosis
Published in: Sleep and Breathing / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 1520-9512
Electronic ISSN: 1522-1709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-022-02622-1

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