Relationships between objective sleep indices and symptoms in a community sample of people with tetraplegia

Abstract

Objective: To examine the relationships between injury severity, quality of life, sleep symptoms, objectively measured sleep, and sleep disorders in chronic tetraplegia. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Community. Participants: People with tetraplegia (N=78; 59 men, 35 with motor and sensory complete tetraplegia; mean age ± SD, 43±12.1; age range 18-70y), living in the state of Victoria, Australia, who were not currently being treated for sleep disorders and who completed both questionnaires and sleep studies comprised the study cohort. Intervention: Questionnaire battery mailed to potential participants. Returned questionnaires were followed with full, home-based polysomnography. Ma..