Abstract
【Objective】We have used questionnaires and pain VAS scores at our pain clinic to evaluate the quality and degree of sleep disturbance related to pain. We tried to find a relationship between the characteristics of pain-related sleep disturbance and the original disorders. 【Methods】We analyzed the relationship among the demographics of patients, the original disease, and the extent and duration of pain and sleep disturbance.【Results】The mean of pain VAS score was 70.1 mm, whereas of sleep disorder it was 47.6 mm. A relationship between the pain VAS scores and the sleep disorder VAS scores was found in patients with cervical spinal disease and herpetic neuralgia.【Conclusions】The relationship between the severity of pain and the degree of sleep disturbance was different in various original diseases. The sleep disturbance should be carefully sought. It is prudent to stop the vicious cycle created by pain and sleep disturbance to improve the quality of life.
