Sleep disturbance in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a systematic review and meta-analysis of actigraphy studies

Lewis, Catrin, Lewis, Katie, Kitchiner, Neil, Isaac, Samantha, Jones, Ian and Bisson, Jonathan I. 2020. Sleep disturbance in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a systematic review and meta-analysis of actigraphy studies. European Journal of Psychotraumatology 11 (1) , 1767349. 10.1080/20008198.2020.1767349

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Abstract

Background Sleep disturbance has been described as a ‘hallmark’ symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although there are robust findings of self-reported sleep disturbance in PTSD, evidence of sleep disturbance measured using actigraphy is less certain. Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether there are any significant differences between individuals with and without PTSD in actigraph-derived sleep measures. Method Case-control studies comparing participants with current PTSD to those without PTSD were eligible for inclusion. Sleep parameters of interest were: (1) total sleep time; (2) sleep onset latency; (3) wake after sleep onset (WASO); and (4) sleep efficiency. Data were meta-analysed as standardised mean differences (SMDs) and potential sources of heterogeneity were explored through meta-regression. Six actigraphy studies with 405 participants were included. Results There was no evidence of a statistically significant difference between those with and without PTSD in total sleep time (SMD 0.09, 95%CI −0.23 to 0.42); WASO (SMD 0.18, 95%CI −0.06 to 0.43); sleep latency (SMD 0.32, 95%CI −0.04 to 0.69); or sleep efficiency (SMD −0.28, 95%CI −0.78 to 0.21). Conclusions Further high-quality research is required to determine whether there is a true difference in sleep between those with and without PTSD.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Publisher:	Taylor && Francis
ISSN:	2000-8198
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	6 August 2020
Date of Acceptance:	23 April 2020
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2020 10:47
URI:	http://orca-mwe.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/134023

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