Subjective sleep disorders and daytime sleepiness in patients with restrictive type anorexia nervosa and effects on quality of life: a case–control study

To evaluate sleep disorders and daytime drowsiness in a cohort of patients affected by anorexia nervosa their impact on health-related quality life. We evaluated restricting-type (AN-R) healthy controls the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Beck Depression Index. also used Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire to assess life both AN-R controls. Twenty-eight out 34 (82.3%) contrast with ten subjects (29.4%) had pathological PSQI score compared HC (p < 0.0001). The overall 0.001), duration = 0.02), efficiency 0.002), disturbances 0.03) dysfunction 0.004) were significantly higher than SF36 showed reduced scores standardized physical components 0.01) mental function role 0.001) general health vitality social functioning emotional AN-R. found significant correlation between (r − 0.35, p level education 0.38, 0.02). Our data without excessive sleepiness correlated (physical role) education.