Lupus & antiphospholipid syndrome
Sleep quality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: The role of emotional health in Tunisia
Authors' conclusion
Emotional health emerged as a key determinant of sleep quality among SLE patients in Tunisia.
Study context
- Population
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients fulfilling the 2019 EULAR/ACR classification criteria, Rabta Hospital, Tunisia, February to May 2023
- Participants
- 100 patients
- Outcome
- Poor sleep quality (PSQI ≥6)
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Poor sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) ≥6), proportion of participants
58%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Independent predictor of poor sleep (multivariate analysis): emotional health domain
- Emotional health domain, OR
- 0.955
- P
- P = 0.03
- Sole independent predictor in multivariate analysis
Factors associated with poor sleep (univariate analysis)
- Associations with older age, family history of SLE, depression, anxiety, fatigue, moderate-to-severe pain and disease activity
Original publication
Sleep quality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: The role of emotional health in Tunisia. Lupus. Published 6 October 2025. doi:10.
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