Mark Andrew Castelo GaerlanBSN III NCM 105Poor sleep linked to lower quality of life, increased moodiness in patients with obesity

SUMMARY:Obese individuals who have poor sleep quality have tendencies of having mood disturbances and lower quality of life. G. Neil Thomas, Ph.D states that with all the other high levels of problems among these patients they dont ask about sleep problems and pay little attention to the psychological part of their health. A study of 270 patients with an average age of 43.3 years old with an average BMI of 46.9, more that half of the participants were female. The questionnaires assessed sleep habits, depression, anxiety and quality of life. About 78.4% had poor sleeping habits, 43% were depressed and 52% were experiencing anxiety. The average amount of sleep they had was 6 hours and 20 minutes. Mood distrurbance and quality of life were associated to having poor sleep quality and being sleepy during the daytime. Mood disturbance and quality of life impairment were significant to people with poor sleep quality. Marzieh Hosseini Araghi, BSc, MPH states that early detection of these sleep problems can prevent potential development of phychological disorders. REACTION:The study about the relationship between sleep and the mental state of a person is a very good topic. Many people focus on either the family history or social history of the patient to determine or detect the cause of a persons mental health that the topic of sleep gets overseen. Sleep is directly related on how a persons brain work biologicaly and psychologically so it is an important factor to ones mental health. It is also more important to obese patients. With all the health problems of an obese patients, their mental status become overlooked and forgotten., and because of this study we find out that they are high suspects of having mental issues if their sleep patterns are abnormal. Sleep is a great tool in early detection and prevention for mood disorders and mental disturbances.