Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 5 , Pages 843-850 , May 2008

Poor Sleep Quality and Changes in Objectively Recorded Sleep After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Study

Presented in part to the Fatigue and Sleep Symposium of the International Neuropsychological Society, July 2006, Zurich, Switzerland.

  • Diane L. Parcell, DPsych

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Jennie L. Ponsford, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    • Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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  • Jennifer R. Redman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Shantha M. Rajaratnam, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Shantha M. Rajaratnam, PhD, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Bldg 17, Victoria 3800, Australia

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    Changes in sleep in TBI patients. Values are mean ± SEM for TBI patients and controls. Significant differences between groups are shown (*P<.05, †P<.01). (A, B) Data derived from polysomnography; and

    Changes in sleep in TBI patients. Values are mean ± SEM for TBI patients and controls. Significant differences between groups are shown (*P<.05, †P<.01). (A, B) Data derived from polysomnography; and (C) data derived from a self-report questionnaire. (A) The percentage of time spent in each sleep stage—stage 1, stage 2, SWS, and REM. (B) Total sleep time. (C) Sleep quality ratings (PSQI), with a horizontal arrow indicating the cutoff above which people are defined as having poor sleep quality.37

 Supported in part by the National Health and Medical Research Council (project no. 334002).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00105-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.057

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 5 , Pages 843-850 , May 2008

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