title: A descriptive analysis of sleep disturbances in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing haemodialysis.
abstract: Many studies reveal the presence of sleep disturbances in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing haemodialysis. The objective of this study was to identify the incidence of sleep disturbances in a sample of 112 patients, being treated by a dialysis centre. Patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were interviewed by means of a questionnaire. The average age was 63.97, 79 male (70.5%) and 33 female (29.4%). The principal pathology underlying subjects' ESRD was hypertension (27.6%) and cardiovascular pathologies were the accompanying pathologies most suffered (75.8%). Sleep disturbances were noted in 54 patients (48.2%). These findings confirm the results of the literature, but less daytime sleepiness and nighttime waking occurred with this study group.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera, Padua, Italy. iladeba@aliceposta.it
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: de Barbieri
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zampieron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology