OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the quality of sleep, quality of life, and anxiety and depression symptoms reported by hemodialysis (HD) patients and family caregivers of HD patients. METHODS: The study included 142 pairs of HD patients and their caregivers. To assess quality of sleep, quality of life, and anxiety and depressive symptoms, the 36-item Short Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, respectively, were used. RESULTS: For the patients, 73.9% were poor sleepers. Low Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores were found in 89.1% and 76.3% of HD patients, respectively. For the caregivers, 88% were poor sleepers. Low PCS and MCS scores were found in 62% and 70.4% of the caregivers, respectively. Mean PSQI scores, subjective sleep quality scores, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleep medications, and daytime dysfunction scores of the caregivers were significantly higher than the scores of the HD patients (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers of dialysis patients experience adverse effects on their quality of sleep and quality of life. Educational, social, and psychological support interventions should be considered to improve their ability to cope.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the quality of sleep, quality of life, and anxiety and depression symptoms reported by hemodialysis (HD) patients and family caregivers of HDpatients. METHODS: The study included 142 pairs of HDpatients and their caregivers. To assess quality of sleep, quality of life, and anxiety and depressive symptoms, the 36-item Short Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, respectively, were used. RESULTS: For the patients, 73.9% were poor sleepers. Low Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores were found in 89.1% and 76.3% of HDpatients, respectively. For the caregivers, 88% were poor sleepers. Low PCS and MCS scores were found in 62% and 70.4% of the caregivers, respectively. Mean PSQI scores, subjective sleep quality scores, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleep medications, and daytime dysfunction scores of the caregivers were significantly higher than the scores of the HDpatients (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers of dialysis patients experience adverse effects on their quality of sleep and quality of life. Educational, social, and psychological support interventions should be considered to improve their ability to cope.
Authors: Lilia Cervantes; Alaina L Carr; Christine C Welles; Jeff Zoucha; John F Steiner; Tracy Johnson; Mark Earnest; Claudia Camacho; Krithika Suresh; Romana Hasnain-Wynia Journal: J Gen Intern Med Date: 2020-02-19 Impact factor: 5.128
Authors: Melissa Nataatmadja; Rathika Krishnasamy; Li Zuo; Daqing Hong; Brendan Smyth; Min Jun; Janak R de Zoysa; Kirsten Howard; Jing Wang; Chunlai Lu; Zhangsuo Liu; Christopher T Chan; Alan Cass; Vlado Perkovic; Meg Jardine; Nicholas A Gray Journal: Kidney Int Rep Date: 2021-02-01
Authors: Beatriz Dos Santos Pereira; Neimar da Silva Fernandes; Nayara Pires de Melo; Renata Abrita; Fabiane Rossi Dos Santos Grincenkov; Natália Maria da Silva Fernandes Journal: Health Qual Life Outcomes Date: 2017-04-17 Impact factor: 3.186