Calhoun Patrick S, Wiley Matt, Dennis Michelle F, Means Melanie K, Edinger Jack D, Beckham Jean C
VA Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VAMC, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
J Trauma Stress. 2007 Dec;20(6):1009-18. doi: 10.1002/jts.20255.
Although sleep disturbance is considered a hallmark of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), objective evidence for sleep disturbance in patients with PTSD has been equivocal. The goal of the current investigation was to objectively examine sleep disturbance among women with PTSD in their home environment. Women with PTSD (n = 30) and a control group (n = 22) completed three nights of actigraphy monitoring. Results from actigraphy indicated that women with PTSD had poorer sleep efficiency, increased sleep latency, and more restless sleep. Actigraphy measures were moderately correlated with self-report sleep-log data, but were unrelated to scores on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The current study provides evidence that women with PTSD have objectively measured sleep disturbance in their normal environment at home. Disturbed sleep may have important implications for the health and well-being of individuals with PTSD.
尽管睡眠障碍被认为是创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的一个标志，但PTSD患者睡眠障碍的客观证据一直存在争议。当前调查的目的是客观地研究在家中环境下患有PTSD的女性的睡眠障碍情况。患有PTSD的女性（n = 30）和一个对照组（n = 22）完成了三晚的活动记录仪监测。活动记录仪的结果表明，患有PTSD的女性睡眠效率更低、入睡潜伏期延长且睡眠更不安稳。活动记录仪测量结果与自我报告的睡眠日志数据中度相关，但与匹兹堡睡眠质量指数得分无关。当前研究提供了证据，表明患有PTSD的女性在其正常的家庭环境中存在经客观测量的睡眠障碍。睡眠障碍可能对PTSD患者的健康和幸福具有重要影响。
