Nedra Whitehead, Joyce T Alese, Christine Hill, Mike Enger, Jamie Zimmerman, Amy Moore, Julie Royer, Swamy Venkatash, Shiny Thomas, Barbara Do, James F Howard
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Abstract
Purpose: Review literature on the frequency of sleep disorders and receipt of sleep-related healthcare among individuals with muscular dystrophy.
Methods: Included: Population-Duchenne/Becker (DBMD), congenital (CMD), facioscapulohumeral (FSHD), limb-girdle (LGMD), or myotonic (DM) muscular dystrophy; Outcomes-frequency of sleep evaluations, disorders, or treatments; Language-English; Study type-original research, systematic review. Excluded: Sample <10, duplicate reports.
Information sources: PubMed and EBSCO, last searched March 7, 2023. Risk of bias assessment : Recruitment source or study inclusion selected for or against sleep symptoms or disorders.
Synthesis: Range and weighted average (low risk studies only) of outcome.
Results: We included 95 studies of sleep evaluations (7), disorders (94) or treatments (13) with a total of 7,964 participants. Studies reported on DM-61, DBMD-20, FSHD-9, CMD-1, LGMD-1, and multiple MD-3. One-half of people with DBMD (51%, 2 studies, 85 individuals) and over 60% of people with DM1 (65%, 2 studies, 327 individuals) had a sleep study. Measured by questionnaire, excessive daytime sleepiness frequency among adults with DM was 39% (DM2, 10, 284) to 65% (any DM, 6, 1195), 9% among controls (5, 199), and 6% to 13% among other MDs. Sleep apnea frequency was 11% (LGMD, 1, 18) to 65% (CMD, 1, 20). Assisted ventilation use was 5%-16% (DM).
Conclusions: Regular sleep evaluations may improve identification and treatment of sleep disorders and the physical and mental health of individuals with MD.
Other: Funding-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not registered.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine focuses on clinical sleep medicine. Its emphasis is publication of papers with direct applicability and/or relevance to the clinical practice of sleep medicine. This includes clinical trials, clinical reviews, clinical commentary and debate, medical economic/practice perspectives, case series and novel/interesting case reports. In addition, the journal will publish proceedings from conferences, workshops and symposia sponsored by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine or other organizations related to improving the practice of sleep medicine.