Nurten Kalender1, Nuran Tosun1, Fatma Ilknur Cinar1, Gulcan Bagcivan1, Mujdat Yenicesu2, Dilek Dikici1 and Dilek Kaya1
1Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Turkey 2Can Dialysis Center, Turkey
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care
Aim & Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between dialysis adequacies and sleep quality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Background: Sleep problems are common in HD patients. Dialysis adequacy is one of the factors associated with sleep quality. Studies evaluating the association between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality in HD patients present different results. Design: Descriptive and cross-sectional study. Methods: The current study was performed with a total of 119 patients who had applied to dialysis centers for HD 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 (PSI) was used to examine sleep quality in the research. Results: When the PSI scores were evaluated according to sleep quality, 63.0% of patients had poor sleep quality and 37.0% had good quality sleep. There were no significant differences between sleep quality and the Kt/V, URR values and laboratory parameters (p>0.05). Sleep quality was worse in unemployed patients (X2=4.852; p=0.025) and patients who smoked heavily (Z=2.289; p=0.022). Conclusions: In the current study, there is no significant relationship between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality. However, it was found that the majority of HD patients had poor sleep quality. 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 HD patients during the clinical practice must be taken into consideration.
Email: nkalender@gata.edu.tr
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