TOPLINE:

Patients with psoriasis have significantly more difficulty sleeping, particularly in new environments, than matched individuals without the condition. Problems sleeping also rose in conjunction with disease severity.

METHODOLOGY:

Researchers enrolled 12 patients diagnosed with psoriasis and 12 control subjects matched for age, sex, and BMI to undergo 3 nights of sleep-lab analysis. People with obstructive sleep apnea were excluded from the study.

Patients completed disease questionnaires to assess severity and other disease characteristics and underwent blood draws to look for inflammatory markers.

TAKEAWAY:

Multivariate analyses showed that on the first, or adaptation, night of the 3-night sleep lab study, patients with psoriasis spent significantly less time asleep while i

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