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Self‐reported subjective sleep quality and fatigue in patients with peritoneal dialysis treatment at home
Author(s) -
YngmanUhlin Pia,
EdéllGustafsson Ulla
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2006.00566.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , sleep (system call) , sleep quality , physical therapy , dialysis , insomnia , nephrology , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
The aim of this study was to describe habitual sleep, daytime symptoms, sleep‐disturbing factors, current sleep during 1 week and fatigue in patients with peritoneal dialysis treatment at home and also discover predictions for sleep quality outcome. The knowledge should increase possibilities for supportive nursing health care. Fifty‐five patients answered two mailed questionnaires and filled in a sleep diary. Of these, 60% had moderate, persistent sleep problems combined with daytime symptoms. Nocturnal awakenings with difficulties falling asleep again and a sleep duration predicted as 57% of sleep quality. Nocturnal pruritus and ‘difficulties finding a comfortable sleeping position’ were significant sleep‐disturbing factors. Sleep quality predictors means progress in knowledge about the complexity of the situation for peritoneal dialysis patients. Poor sleep, daytime symptoms, sleep‐disturbing factors and chronic fatigue need to be enlightened, especially for the nephrology nurses who are in a unique position to give supportive nursing health care.