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PURPOSE: To investigate the association between dry eye (DE) and insomnia symptom severity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 187 individuals seen in the Miami Veterans Affairs eye clinic. An evaluation was performed consisting of questionnaires regarding insomnia (insomnia severity index [ISI]) and DE symptoms, including ocular pain, followed by a comprehensive ocular surface examination. Using a two-step cluster analysis based on intensity ratings of ocular pain, the patient population was divided into two groups (high and low ocular pain groups: HOP and LOP). A control group was ascertained at the same time from the same clinic as defined by no symptoms of DE (Dry Eye Questionnaire 5 [DEQ5], <6). The main outcome measure was the frequency of moderate or greater insomnia in the DE groups. RESULTS: The mean age of the study sample was 63 years, and 93% were male. All insomnia complaints were rated higher in the HOP group compared with the LOP and control groups (P<0.0005). Most (61%) individuals in the HOP group experienced insomnia of at least moderate severity (ISI≥15) compared with the LOP (41%) and control groups (18%) (P<0.0005). Black race (odds ratio [OR], 2.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-6.0; P=0.02), depression severity (OR, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.1-1.3; P<0.0005), and DE symptom severity (DEQ5; OR, 1.1; 95% CI, 1.01-1.2; P=0.03) were significantly associated with clinical insomnia (ISI≥15) after controlling for potential confounders. CONCLUSIONS: After adjusting for demographics and medical comorbidities, we show that DE symptom severity is positively associated with insomnia severity.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | S118-S124 |
| Journal | Eye & contact lens |
| Volume | 44 |
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| State | Published - Sep 1 2018 |
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The Association of Dry Eye Symptom Severity and Comorbid Insomnia in US Veterans. / Galor, Anat; Seiden, Benjamin E.; Park, Jasmine J.; Feuer, William J; McClellan, Allison L.; Felix, Elizabeth R.; Levitt, Roy C.; Sarantopoulos, Constantine D.; Wallace, Douglas M.
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T1 - The Association of Dry Eye Symptom Severity and Comorbid Insomnia in US Veterans
AU - Galor, Anat
AU - Seiden, Benjamin E.
AU - Park, Jasmine J.
AU - Feuer, William J
AU - McClellan, Allison L.
AU - Felix, Elizabeth R.
AU - Levitt, Roy C.
AU - Sarantopoulos, Constantine D.
AU - Wallace, Douglas M.
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - PURPOSE: To investigate the association between dry eye (DE) and insomnia symptom severity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 187 individuals seen in the Miami Veterans Affairs eye clinic. An evaluation was performed consisting of questionnaires regarding insomnia (insomnia severity index [ISI]) and DE symptoms, including ocular pain, followed by a comprehensive ocular surface examination. Using a two-step cluster analysis based on intensity ratings of ocular pain, the patient population was divided into two groups (high and low ocular pain groups: HOP and LOP). A control group was ascertained at the same time from the same clinic as defined by no symptoms of DE (Dry Eye Questionnaire 5 [DEQ5], <6). The main outcome measure was the frequency of moderate or greater insomnia in the DE groups. RESULTS: The mean age of the study sample was 63 years, and 93% were male. All insomnia complaints were rated higher in the HOP group compared with the LOP and control groups (P<0.0005). Most (61%) individuals in the HOP group experienced insomnia of at least moderate severity (ISI≥15) compared with the LOP (41%) and control groups (18%) (P<0.0005). Black race (odds ratio [OR], 2.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-6.0; P=0.02), depression severity (OR, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.1-1.3; P<0.0005), and DE symptom severity (DEQ5; OR, 1.1; 95% CI, 1.01-1.2; P=0.03) were significantly associated with clinical insomnia (ISI≥15) after controlling for potential confounders. CONCLUSIONS: After adjusting for demographics and medical comorbidities, we show that DE symptom severity is positively associated with insomnia severity.
AB - PURPOSE: To investigate the association between dry eye (DE) and insomnia symptom severity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 187 individuals seen in the Miami Veterans Affairs eye clinic. An evaluation was performed consisting of questionnaires regarding insomnia (insomnia severity index [ISI]) and DE symptoms, including ocular pain, followed by a comprehensive ocular surface examination. Using a two-step cluster analysis based on intensity ratings of ocular pain, the patient population was divided into two groups (high and low ocular pain groups: HOP and LOP). A control group was ascertained at the same time from the same clinic as defined by no symptoms of DE (Dry Eye Questionnaire 5 [DEQ5], <6). The main outcome measure was the frequency of moderate or greater insomnia in the DE groups. RESULTS: The mean age of the study sample was 63 years, and 93% were male. All insomnia complaints were rated higher in the HOP group compared with the LOP and control groups (P<0.0005). Most (61%) individuals in the HOP group experienced insomnia of at least moderate severity (ISI≥15) compared with the LOP (41%) and control groups (18%) (P<0.0005). Black race (odds ratio [OR], 2.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-6.0; P=0.02), depression severity (OR, 1.2; 95% CI, 1.1-1.3; P<0.0005), and DE symptom severity (DEQ5; OR, 1.1; 95% CI, 1.01-1.2; P=0.03) were significantly associated with clinical insomnia (ISI≥15) after controlling for potential confounders. CONCLUSIONS: After adjusting for demographics and medical comorbidities, we show that DE symptom severity is positively associated with insomnia severity.
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JO - Eye and Contact Lense
JF - Eye and Contact Lense
SN - 1542-2321
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