Cross-sectional study explores depression and attention symptoms in narcolepsy patients and their relatives, suggesting familial links.
Key Points
This research aims to examine depressive symptoms and ADHD-related traits in narcolepsy patients and their first-degree relatives while considering sleep disturbances.
Conducted a cross-sectional study with 613 participants including narcolepsy patients, their relatives, and healthy controls.
Measured depressive symptoms using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and attention traits with the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS).
Assessed sleep quality via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and excessive daytime sleepiness with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).
Analyzed group differences using ANCOVA while controlling for age, sex, body mass index, PSQI, and ESS.