Insomnia And Disability Severity Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients In Saudi Arabia (P1.415)

Objective: In the current study, we aim to assess the Insomnia and disability severity among MS patients. Background: Sleep disturbance is common among MS patients. Patients are in a vicious circle where both their physical and mental state may depend on or lead to these sleep disorders and many health problems like physic disability. Design/Methods: This study was conducted among a sample of 598 MS patients resident in five regions in Saudi Arabia and aged between 15 and 60 years old. To assess participants’ demographic characteristics, disease related factors, detected depression and medication adherence and their association with the insomnia and the disability severity, this survey was conducted among consenting participants by a self-administered questionnaire that involves four validated scores (ISI, PDDS, PHQ-9 and Morisky score). We used SPSS version 22 to analyze the data by applying Chi-square test and one way ANOVA tests. Results: Respondents were female (64,2%), the mean age at the time of diagnosis was 26,1(±7,9) years old and the mean disease duration was of 6,7 (±6,2) years. Among respondents, 23,1% were suffering from moderate to severe insomnia, 11,4% were suffering from advanced disability and 50,5% from major depression, while, 59,9% had low adherence to MS treatment. Overall, demographic and the rest of studied variables were significantly associated with the level of insomnia and the level of disability. Conclusions: Awareness programs should be conducted in order improve patients quality of life and to prevent physical and mental health problems known as frequent in MS population. Disclosure: Dr. Alhazzani has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alqahtani has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alahmari has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alkhashrami has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sarhan has nothing to disclose. Dr. Assiri has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alamri has nothing to disclose. Dr. Asiri has nothing to disclose. Dr. ALQahtany has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alfaifi has nothing to disclose.