Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy

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Chee Siong Lee
Soo Choon Tan
Nasir Mohamad
Yeong Yeh Lee
Rusli Ismail
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spelling 10805 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=10805 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Article Journal application/pdf 19 1.6 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in Zalina Zahari Chee Siong Lee Soo Choon Tan Nasir Mohamad Yeong Yeh Lee Rusli Ismail 2014-11-14 07:17:27 Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy 4939-01-FH02-FP-15-03956.pdf Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy UniSZA Private Access Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy PeerJ PrePrints Aim Pain associated poor sleep quality has been reported among opioid dependent patients on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) but objective pain data are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the rate of objective pain sensitivity and the relationship between pain sensitivity and sleep quality in this susceptible male population. Methods A total of 168 male patients from MMT clinic in Kelantan, Malaysia were included into the study. Objective pain tolerance to cold pressor test (CPT) was evaluated at 0 hour and at 24 hours after the first CPT. Malay version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index – PSQI and the subjective opiate withdrawal scale (SOWS) questionnaires were administered to evaluate the quality of sleep and withdrawal symptoms, respectively. Results The mean age of the study participants was 37.22 (SD 6.20) years old. The mean daily methadone dose was 76.64 (SD 37.63) mg/day. The mean averaged SOWS score was 5.43 (SD 6.91). The averaged pain tolerance time ranged from 7 to 300 s with a mean time of 32.16 (SE 2.72) s, slightly below the cut-off score of 37.53 s. More specifically, 78.6% (n = 132) of patients were identified as ‘pain-sensitive’ (averaged pain tolerance time ≤ 37.53 s), and 36 (21.4%) were ‘pain-tolerant’ patients (averaged pain tolerance time > 37.53 s). The mean global PSQI score was 5.47 (SD 2.74). The pain-sensitive patients reported poorer sleep quality with mean (SD) of 5.78 (2.80) compared with pain-tolerant patients with mean (SD) of 4.31 (2.18) (p = 0.005). With analysis of covariance, pain-sensitive patients were found to have higher global PSQI scores (adjusted mean 5.76, 95% CI 5.29; 6.22) than pain-tolerant patients (adjusted mean 4.42, 95% CI 3.52; 5.32) (p = 0.010). Conclusions Many opioid dependent male patients on MMT are pain-sensitive. A poorer sleep quality is associated with objective pain sensitivity. Pain and sleep complaints in this susceptible population should not be overlooked. 1 1 1-19
spellingShingle Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy
summary Aim Pain associated poor sleep quality has been reported among opioid dependent patients on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) but objective pain data are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the rate of objective pain sensitivity and the relationship between pain sensitivity and sleep quality in this susceptible male population. Methods A total of 168 male patients from MMT clinic in Kelantan, Malaysia were included into the study. Objective pain tolerance to cold pressor test (CPT) was evaluated at 0 hour and at 24 hours after the first CPT. Malay version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index – PSQI and the subjective opiate withdrawal scale (SOWS) questionnaires were administered to evaluate the quality of sleep and withdrawal symptoms, respectively. Results The mean age of the study participants was 37.22 (SD 6.20) years old. The mean daily methadone dose was 76.64 (SD 37.63) mg/day. The mean averaged SOWS score was 5.43 (SD 6.91). The averaged pain tolerance time ranged from 7 to 300 s with a mean time of 32.16 (SE 2.72) s, slightly below the cut-off score of 37.53 s. More specifically, 78.6% (n = 132) of patients were identified as ‘pain-sensitive’ (averaged pain tolerance time ≤ 37.53 s), and 36 (21.4%) were ‘pain-tolerant’ patients (averaged pain tolerance time > 37.53 s). The mean global PSQI score was 5.47 (SD 2.74). The pain-sensitive patients reported poorer sleep quality with mean (SD) of 5.78 (2.80) compared with pain-tolerant patients with mean (SD) of 4.31 (2.18) (p = 0.005). With analysis of covariance, pain-sensitive patients were found to have higher global PSQI scores (adjusted mean 5.76, 95% CI 5.29; 6.22) than pain-tolerant patients (adjusted mean 4.42, 95% CI 3.52; 5.32) (p = 0.010). Conclusions Many opioid dependent male patients on MMT are pain-sensitive. A poorer sleep quality is associated with objective pain sensitivity. Pain and sleep complaints in this susceptible population should not be overlooked.
title Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy
title_full Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy
title_fullStr Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy
title_full_unstemmed Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy
title_short Objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy
title_sort objective pain sensitivity affects sleep quality in opioid dependent males on methadone maintenance therapy