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Sleeping difficulties reported by patients with heart failure

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692012000400003

Authors: Mariana Alvina dos Santos, Erika de Souza Guedes, Ricardo Luís Barbosa, Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz

Institution: Universidade de São Paulo

Language: English

Topic: Sleep and related disorders

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo