title: Are sleep and life quality of family caregivers affected as much as those of hemodialysis patients?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the quality of sleep, quality of life, and anxiety and depression symptoms reported by hemodialysis (HD) patients and family caregivers of HD patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 142 pairs of HD patients and their caregivers. To assess quality of sleep, quality of life, and anxiety and depressive symptoms, the 36-item Short Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, respectively, were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For the patients, 73.9% were poor sleepers. Low Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores were found in 89.1% and 76.3% of HD patients, respectively. For the caregivers, 88% were poor sleepers. Low PCS and MCS scores were found in 62% and 70.4% of the caregivers, respectively. Mean PSQI scores, subjective sleep quality scores, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleep medications, and daytime dysfunction scores of the caregivers were significantly higher than the scores of the HD patients (P<.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Caregivers of dialysis patients experience adverse effects on their quality of sleep and quality of life. Educational, social, and psychological support interventions should be considered to improve their ability to cope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Selçuklu Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, 42075 Konya, Turkey. gulpericelik@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gülperi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Bilge Burcak
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Annagur
authors.forename: Mümtaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Tarık
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult