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Incidence of sleep disorders in rheumatoid arthritis patients and influencing factors: A meta-analysis

Guo Yifan1, Ren Hua1(), Bai Jing2, Liu Sanjiao1, Li Yanjuan1   

  1. 1. School of Nursing, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Jinzhong 030619, China
    2. Department of Endocrinology, Shanxi Provincial Integrated TCM and WM Hospital, Taiyuan 030000, China
  • Received:2025-07-16 Online:2025-08-20 Published:2025-09-05
  • Contact: Ren Hua E-mail:281609557@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To systematically evaluate the incidence and influencing factors of sleep disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), so as to provide a basis for preventing the occurrence of sleep disorders in RA patients. Methods Articles reporting the incidence and influencing factors of sleep disorders in RA patients published from inception to 4 June 2025 were searched in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, VIP, and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. Meta-analysis was performed using Stata 18.0 software. Results A total of 23 articles were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that the incidence of sleep disorders in RA patients was 56.9%(95%CI 47.2%, 66.6%, P<0.001). The Disease Activity Score-28 for Rheumatoid Arthritis (DAS28) (OR=1.26, 95%CI 1.11, 1.43), body mass index (BMI) (OR=1.20, 95%CI 1.12, 1.29), depression (OR=3.65, 95%CI 1.07, 12.48), and sleep aids (OR=16.25, 95%CI 4.73, 55.79), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (WMD=13.29, 95%CI 1.05, 25.52), C-reactive protein (CRP) (SMD=1.66, 95%CI 0.11, 3.20), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score (SMD=1.30, 95%CI 0.70, 1.89), fatigue (SMD=1.45, 95%CI 0.67, 2.22), and white blood cell count (WMD=0.67, 95%CI 0.10, 1.23) were the influencing factor for sleep disorder in RA patients. Conclusion The incidence of sleep disorders in RA patients is high, and DAS28, BMI, depression, sleep aids, ESR, CRP, VAS, fatigue, and white blood cell count are the influencing factors. Medical staff should pay special attention to high-risk patients to improve their sleep quality.

Key words: arthritis, rheumatoid, sleep disorders, influencing factors, meta-analysis

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