Daytime napping associated with increased symptom severity in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity308 @entity239 @entity148 @entity158 @entity1118 @entity25
BACKGROUND: Previous qualitative research has revealed that @entity1 with @entity239 use daytime napping as a coping strategy for managing symptoms against clinical advice. Yet there is no evidence to suggest whether daytime napping is beneficial or detrimental for @entity1 with @entity239 . The purpose of this study was to explore how @entity1 use daytime naps and to determine the links between daytime napping and symptom severity in @entity239 . METHODS: A community based sample of 1044 adults who had been diagnosed with @entity239 by a clinician completed an online questionnaire. Associations between napping behavior, sleep quality and @entity239 symptoms were explored using Spearman correlations, with possible predictors of napping behaviour entered into a logistic regression model. Differences between @entity1 who napped on a daily basis and those who napped less regularly, as well as nap duration were explored. RESULTS: Daytime napping was significantly associated with @entity158 , @entity308 , @entity148 , @entity25 . Sleep problems and fatigue explained the greatest amount of variance in napping behaviour, p < 0.010. Those who engaged in daytime naps for >30 minutes had higher memory difficulties (t = -3.45) and levels of @entity308 (t = -2.50) than those who napped for shorter periods (<30 mins) (p < 0.010). CONCLUSIONS: Frequent use and longer duration of daytime napping was linked with greater symptom severity in @entity1 with @entity239 . Given the common use of daytime napping in @entity1 with @entity239 evidence based guidelines on the use of daytime napping in @entity1 with @entity1118 are urgently needed.
