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Relationship between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality in haemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Tosun Nuran,
Kalender Nurten,
Cinar Fatma Ilknur,
Bagcivan Gulcan,
Yenicesu Mujdat,
Dikici Dilek,
Kaya Dilek
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/jocn.12908
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , sleep (system call) , sleep quality , dialysis adequacy , hemodialysis , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , insomnia , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
Aim and objectives The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality in haemodialysis patients. Background Sleep problems are common in haemodialysis patients. Dialysis adequacy is one of the factors associated with sleep quality. Studies evaluating the association between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality in haemodialysis patients present different results. Design Descriptive and cross‐sectional study. Methods This study was performed with a total of 119 patients who had applied to dialysis centres for haemodialysis treatment between January and March 2014. The data collection form consists of socio‐demographic and medical characteristics as well as laboratory parameters. A modified Post‐Sleep Inventory was used to examine sleep quality in the research. Results There were no statistically significant relationship between sleep quality and dialysis adequacy ( p > 0·05). When the Post‐Sleep Inventory scores were evaluated according to sleep quality, 63·0% of patients had poor sleep quality, and 37·0% had good sleep quality. Sleep quality was worse in unemployed patients ( X 2 = 4·852; p = 0·025) and patients who smoked heavily ( Z = 2·289; p = 0·022). Conclusions In this study, there is no statistically significant relationship between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality. However, it was found that the majority of haemodialysis patients had poor sleep quality. Relevance to clinical practice Even if the dialysis adequacy of patients is at the recommended level, their sleep qualities may be poor. Therefore, evaluations of the sleep quality of haemodialysis patients during the clinical practice must be taken into consideration.