Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in Brazil

ABSTRACT Introduction: Narcolepsy patients have higher prevalence of comorbidities, such as obesity, depression, and pain. Narcolepsy symptoms and concomitant medical conditions can impact the daily activities of patients. The objective of this study is to describe the quality of life in a sample...

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Main Authors: Renata Carvalho CREMASCHI, Camila HIROTSU, Sergio TUFIK, Fernando Morgadinho COELHO
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2020-06-01
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author Renata Carvalho CREMASCHI
Camila HIROTSU
Sergio TUFIK
Fernando Morgadinho COELHO
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description ABSTRACT Introduction: Narcolepsy patients have higher prevalence of comorbidities, such as obesity, depression, and pain. Narcolepsy symptoms and concomitant medical conditions can impact the daily activities of patients. The objective of this study is to describe the quality of life in a sample of patients with narcolepsy, and the influence of the nutritional status in health domains. Methods: At Unifesp, two groups of 33 patients (narcolepsy types 1 and 2 meeting 2014 criteria, concerning hypocretin-1) and 33 controls without sleepiness, matched by age and sex, filled out the SF-36. Results: Narcolepsy groups, regardless of their nutritional status, had significantly lower scores in all domains, compared to controls, mainly in Role-physical, Role-emotional, and Energy/Fatigue. Role-physical score was lower in type 1 than in type 2 and controls (37.8±1.0 vs. 50.0±1.2 vs. 85.6±1.6; p<0.0001). Obese with type 2 narcolepsy scored lower than type 1 in physical scales. Conclusion: In a Sleep Center in São Paulo, Brazil, physical and mental health were impaired in narcolepsy types 1 and 2. The first report of the poor health status in Brazilians with narcolepsy type 2 suggests that obesity negatively affects physical domains.
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spelling doaj-art-de4400a476c0428290e4126851ac54532025-08-20T03:24:40ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272020-06-0178848849310.1590/0004-282x20200032Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in BrazilRenata Carvalho CREMASCHIhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8205-4816Camila HIROTSUhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6760-0663Sergio TUFIKhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4012-4951Fernando Morgadinho COELHOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-3754ABSTRACT Introduction: Narcolepsy patients have higher prevalence of comorbidities, such as obesity, depression, and pain. Narcolepsy symptoms and concomitant medical conditions can impact the daily activities of patients. The objective of this study is to describe the quality of life in a sample of patients with narcolepsy, and the influence of the nutritional status in health domains. Methods: At Unifesp, two groups of 33 patients (narcolepsy types 1 and 2 meeting 2014 criteria, concerning hypocretin-1) and 33 controls without sleepiness, matched by age and sex, filled out the SF-36. Results: Narcolepsy groups, regardless of their nutritional status, had significantly lower scores in all domains, compared to controls, mainly in Role-physical, Role-emotional, and Energy/Fatigue. Role-physical score was lower in type 1 than in type 2 and controls (37.8±1.0 vs. 50.0±1.2 vs. 85.6±1.6; p<0.0001). Obese with type 2 narcolepsy scored lower than type 1 in physical scales. Conclusion: In a Sleep Center in São Paulo, Brazil, physical and mental health were impaired in narcolepsy types 1 and 2. The first report of the poor health status in Brazilians with narcolepsy type 2 suggests that obesity negatively affects physical domains.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2020000800488&tlng=enNarcolepsyHypocretin-1Quality of LifeObesity
spellingShingle Renata Carvalho CREMASCHI
Camila HIROTSU
Sergio TUFIK
Fernando Morgadinho COELHO
Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in Brazil
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Narcolepsy
Hypocretin-1
Quality of Life
Obesity
title Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in Brazil
title_full Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in Brazil
title_fullStr Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in Brazil
title_short Health-related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a Sleep Center in Brazil
title_sort health related quality of life in patients with narcolepsy types 1 and 2 from a sleep center in brazil
topic Narcolepsy
Hypocretin-1
Quality of Life
Obesity
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