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Nephrology

Determination of sleep quality and fatigue level of patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in Turkey

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Pages 452-460 | Received 01 Feb 2011, Accepted 05 Apr 2011, Published online: 27 May 2011
 

Abstract

Objective. This descriptive study was performed to determine sleep quality, fatigue levels and related factors in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) treatment, as well as the effect of their sleep quality on fatigue. Material and methods. Study data were accrued at the CAPD unit of a University Hospital nephrology service between 1 Marchand 30 June 30. Questionnaire forms, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Indexand Piper Fatigue Scalewere used for data collection. Mann–Whitney U test, Kruskal–Wallis variance analysis, ttest, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation coefficient for independent groups were used for the evaluation of data. Results. Mean total fatigue and sleep quality scores (±1 SD) were 6.38 ± 2.18 and 8.17 ± 3.02, respectively. Patients in the study had severe fatigue and low sleep quality. Conclusions. Fatigue, sleep quality and related factors were determined in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis. The results of this study will be helpful in guiding future nursing methods for CAPD patients who experience fatigue and sleep problems.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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