Rest-Activity Rhythm, Pain, and Motor Activity in Multiple Sclerosis

Rogier J Scherder, M J van Dorp, A J Prins, C van Klaveren, I Cornelisz, J Killestein, Henry C Weinstein

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although the relationships among physical disability, mood disorders, and pain are well described in multiple sclerosis (MS), little is known about whether those symptoms are associated with sleep disturbances.

METHODS: Forty-six patients with MS experiencing pain participated. Sleep was indirectly measured by assessing rest-activity rhythm via actigraphy: interdaily stability, intradaily variability, and relative amplitude. Pain was assessed using visual and verbal analog scales, mood by the Beck Depression Inventory and Symptom Checklist-90, and physical disability by the Expanded Disability Status Scale.

RESULTS: Incorporating mood, pain, and physical disability into 1 regression model resulted in a significant association with interdaily stability.

CONCLUSIONS: Compared with intradaily variability and relative amplitude, interdaily stability seems to be the most vulnerable actigraphy variable for mood disturbances, pain, and physical disabilities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-162
Number of pages6
JournalInternational journal of MS care
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Bibliographical note

© 2023 The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers.

Funding

The authors are most grateful to all the study participants and to the team at Nieuw Unicum, Zandvoort, the Netherlands.

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