Background and Objectives: Sleep disturbance due to muscle cramps or hepatic encephalopathy in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) can lead to a reduced quality of life.The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) is commonly used for evaluating sleep disturbance; sara stedy stand aid however, this questionnaire is time-consuming owing to the large number of questions.As the usefulness of the Athens insomnia scale (AIS) in patients with CLD is not sufficiently known, the present study aimed to determine whether the AIS and Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) could be used as simple alternative questionnaires for evaluating sleep disturbances in patients with CLD.
Materials and Methods: A total of 117 patients with CLD were retrospectively evaluated.Patients with overt hepatic encephalopathy were excluded.All patients were examined using the AIS, PSQI, and ESS, and their responses to these questionnaires were statistically analyzed.
Results: The number of patients diagnosed with sleep disturbance using the AIS, PSQI, and ESS were 39 (33.3%), 37 2014 dodge ram 1500 fender flares (31.6%), and 9 (7.
7%), respectively.There was no correlation between PSQI and ESS scores (r = 0.011, p = 0.
910); in contrast, the AIS scores showed a significant correlation with the PSQI scores (r = 0.689, p Conclusions: This is the first report to indicate that the AIS is an alternative questionnaire to the PSQI and that it can be a useful tool for detecting cirrhosis-related complications in patients with CLD.