Sleeping difficulties reported by patients with heart failure

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Mariana Alvina Dos Santos¹  Erika De Souza Guedes¹  Ricardo Luís Barbosa¹  Diná De Almeida Lopes Monteiro Da Cruz² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Enfermagem ,Brazil

关键词: Nursing;    Sleep;    Heart Failure;    Enfermagem;    Sono;    Insuficiência Cardíaca;    Enfermería;    Sueño;    Insuficiencia Cardíaca;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692012000400003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The study aimed to describe the reports of heart failure patients on the factors that cause difficulties to sleep and the association of these factors with the quality of sleep. This cross-sectional study involved a non-probabilistic sample of 400 patients (mean age 57.8 years, 64.8% were men, average education of 6.1 years, 82.5% in functional class II or III) with heart failure. The main factors associated with sleeping difficulty were: nocturia, interrupted sleep at night and breathing difficulty. Sleeping difficulties in heart failure patients are diverse and there is an association between these difficulties and quality of sleep. Most of these disorders warrant professional nursing interventions.

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