title: Sleep Issues with Patients Receiving Hemodialysis.
abstract: Poor sleep among the general population is understudied, unrecognized, and often not assessed This is especially true for patients receiving hemodialysis. This study used a case study design to examine the impact of hemodialysis treatments on the sleep of two patients as measured by actigraphy and self-reported sleep logs. Patient 1 experienced an average sleep efficiency of 82.3% on non-hemodialysis days compared to 75.0% on dialysis days, which resulted in a 7.3 percentage point change and 9.7% better sleep efficiency on non-hemodialysis days. Patient 2 reported sleep efficiency 76.6% on non-hemodialysis days compared to 70.5% dialysis on days, resulting in a 6.1 percentage point change and 8.7% better sleep efficiency on non-hemodialysis days. Actigraphy sleep patterns provided an initial move toward best practice for sleep evaluation in this population.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tocco
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rowder
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: VanNoord
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D010865:Pilot Projects; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires