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Impaired Sleep Quality in COPD Is Associated With Exacerbations: The CanCOLD Cohort Study

  • Canadian Respiratory Research Network
  • , CanCOLD Collaborative Research group
  • McGill University
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of California at San Diego
  • University of Ottawa
  • University of British Columbia Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
  • University of Toronto
  • Queen's University Kingston
  • Université Laval
  • Dalhousie University
  • University of Calgary
  • University of Saskatchewan

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Abstract

Background: COPD increases susceptibility to sleep disturbances, which may in turn predispose to increased respiratory symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate, in a population-based sample, the relationship between subjective sleep quality and risk of COPD exacerbations. Methods: Data were obtained from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD) study. Participants with COPD who had completed 18 months of follow-up were included. Sleep quality was measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and a three-factor analysis. Symptom-based (dyspnea or sputum change ≥ 48 h) and event-based (symptoms plus medication or unscheduled health services use) exacerbations were assessed. Association of PSQI with exacerbation rate was assessed by using negative binomial regression. Exacerbation-free survival was also assessed. Results: A total of 480 participants with COPD were studied, including 185 with one or more exacerbations during follow-up and 203 with poor baseline sleep quality (PSQI score > 5). Participants with subsequent symptom-based exacerbations had higher median baseline PSQI scores than those without (6.0 [interquartile range, 3.0-8.0] vs 5.0 [interquartile range, 2.0-7.0]; P = .01), and they were more likely to have baseline PSQI scores > 5 (50.3% vs 37.3%; P = .01). Higher PSQI scores were associated with increased symptom-based exacerbation risk (adjusted rate ratio, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.01-1.18; P = .02) and event-based exacerbation risk (adjusted rate ratio, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.00-1.21; P = .048). The association occurred mainly in those with undiagnosed COPD. Strongest associations were with Factor 3 (sleep disturbances and daytime dysfunction). Time to symptom-based exacerbation was shorter in participants with poor sleep quality (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.09-2.03). Conclusions: Higher baseline PSQI scores were associated with increased risk of COPD exacerbation over 18 months’ prospective follow-up.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)852-863
Number of pages12
JournalChest
Volume156
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2019

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Keywords

  • COPD
  • acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
  • sleep medicine

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