Sleeping difficulties reported by patients with heart failure

Author(s)

dos Santos, Mariana Alvina ; Guedes, Erika de Souza ; Barbosa, Ricardo Luis ; Lopes Monteiro da Cruz, Dina de Almeida

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: REVISTA LATINO-AMERICANA DE ENFERMAGEM; v. 20, n. 4, p. 7-pg., 2012-07-01.

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. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 09/08245-7 - Sleep characteristics in heart failure patients
• Grantee: Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants