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Materials and Methods: A retrospective observational study analyzed adult stroke survivors (aged \u2265 18 years) attending neurology clinics at our institution from November 2022 to November 2024. The primary outcome measures included overall sleep quality, sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness assessment. Data were collected using validated Arabic versions of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), STOP-Bang Questionnaire, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Statistical analyses, including Chi-square tests and t-tests, were performed using SPSS version 30.1. Results: A total of 100 stroke survivors, mostly aged 40\u201360 years, were recruited in our study. The prevalence of sleep disorders was 60.0%, with poor sleep quality reflected by a mean global PSQI score of 9.13 \u00b1 14.40. Additionally, 19.0% were at high risk of OSA, and 24.0% experienced abnormal daytime sleepiness. While no statistically significant associations were found between sleep disorders and clinical or demographic factors, trends indicated higher sleep disorder prevalence in those with hemorrhagic stroke and high-risk OSA profiles. Conclusions: Our study highlights a high prevalence of sleep disorders among stroke survivors, emphasizing the need for regular sleep assessments. Future studies should explore objective assessments and larger sample sizes to validate these findings and to assess their potential implication in stroke recovery and quality of life.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14041313","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,17]],"date-time":"2025-02-17T03:41:47Z","timestamp":1739763707000},"page":"1313","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Evaluation of the Prevalence of Sleep Disorders and Their Association with Stroke: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6992-5341","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Majed Mohammad","family":"Alabdali","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurology Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar 31441, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-0046-4638","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdulrahim Saleh","family":"Alrasheed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, AlAhsa 31982, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Faynan Sultan","family":"Alsamih","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine, King Faisal University, AlAhsa 31982, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Reenad Fahad","family":"Almohaish","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine, King Faisal University, AlAhsa 31982, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jumana Nasser","family":"Al Hadad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine, Jeddah University, Jeddah 23445, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Noor Mohammad","family":"AlMohish","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurology Department, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar 31441, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Omar Ali","family":"AlGhamdi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurology Department, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar 31441, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suliman Khalid","family":"Alabdulaali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Department, King Fahad Hospital, AlAhsa 31982, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zainab Ibrahim","family":"Alabdi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurology Department, King Fahad Hospital, AlAhsa 31982, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1204","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)30925-9","article-title":"Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990\u20132019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019","volume":"396","author":"Vos","year":"2020","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"225","DOI":"10.5455\/medarh.2011.65.225-227","article-title":"Incidence and Types of Sleep Disorders in patients with Stroke","volume":"65","author":"Pasic","year":"2011","journal-title":"Med. 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