Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2005 Dec;8(2):94-101.

Study on the Factors Affecting the Sleep Disorder of Hemodialysis Patients

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nursing, Dongnam Health College, Korea.
  • 2Department of Nursing, Seonam University, Korea. eychoi@seonam.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to investigate the degree of sleep disorder and its related factors in hemodialysis patients. METHOD: The subjects of this study consisted of 210 hemodialysis patients. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, pearson's correlation coefficient, or stepwise multiple regression analysis by using SPSS/PC+ program. RESULT: Sleep disorder degree averaged 2.24. Stress of hemodialysis patients averaged 2.52. Depression degree of hemodialysis patients averaged 1.14. There was significant difference in sleep disorder according to age, marriage status, education, family income and help-givers. Sleep disorder was significantly associated with stress and depression. Stress, depression and marriage status explained 31.3% of the variance in the sleep disorder. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, the sleep disorder of hemodialysis patients is the nursing problem. The sleep disorder degree relates with stress, depression. Especially, it is strongly affected by stress among them.

Keyword

Hemodialysis; Sleep; Stress; Depression

MeSH Terms

Depression
Education
Humans
Marriage
Nursing
Renal Dialysis*
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