Chronotype and anxiety are associated in patients with chronic primary insomnia

OBJECTIVE: To assess the interaction of chronotype with anxiety in patients with chronic primary insomnia. METHODS: Sixty-four patients (50 women) with mean age 43.9±8.1 years were investigated with the Horne and Östberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (...

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Autores principales: Passos, Giselle S., Santana, Marcos G., Poyares, Dalva, D’Aurea, Carolina V., Teixeira, Alexandre A., Tufik, Sergio, de Mello, Marco T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria 2017
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7111444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28076650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2016-2007
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To assess the interaction of chronotype with anxiety in patients with chronic primary insomnia. METHODS: Sixty-four patients (50 women) with mean age 43.9±8.1 years were investigated with the Horne and Östberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). RESULTS: Significant negative correlations of chronotype-MEQ score with STAI state-anxiety (r = -0.40, p < 0.05), STAI trait-anxiety (r = -0.40, p < 0.05), and STAI pre-sleep state anxiety (r = -0.30, p < 0.05) were observed. Eveningness preference was associated with higher trait, state, and pre-sleep state anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that chronotype may be an important parameter to identifying the origin and significance of a vicious anxiety-insomnia-depression cycle in patients with chronic primary insomnia.

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