1- Department of Nursing, Al-Toosi University College, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf, Iraq.
2- Department of Nursing, Hila University College, Babylon, Iraq.
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Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the sleep characteristics among patients with chronic liver diseases (CLDs) and find the relationship between variables of their demographic and sleep disorder.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was designed to achieve the stated goals of patients with CLD in the Al-Najaf Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Al-Sadr Medical City from November 1, 2020, to June 1, 2021. The sample was selected from 120 adult patients ≥18 years using non-probability sampling (purposeful) with CLD (disease duration of six months or more) . The questionnaire consisted of two socio-demographic parts with clinical data (18 items) and a general health questionnaire (28 items) with 4 implicit subscales, including insomnia and anxiety level.
Results: There was a strong significant relationship between sleep disorder and age (P=0.001), occupational status (P=0.001), daily activity (P=0.001), BMI (P=0.001), and duration of disease (P=0.001), gender (P=0.021), educational level (P=0.04), marital status (P=0.049), and type of disease (P=0.01). However, there was no significant relationship between sleep disorder and the remaining demographic and clinical data.
Discussion: In conclusion, there is a relationship between the sleep disorder of CLD patients and their socio-demographic data. There is a strong significant relationship between patients’ physical status and their sleep disorder (P=0.001). This result means that the disease has a significant effect on sleep.
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• One of the health indicators for this sample is sleep disturbance.
• It is possible to improve the health of these patients and improve the quality of sleep to slow the progression of the disease.
• The increasing number of these patients is not enough to provide medicines and medical supplies, but awareness and support at all levels should be considered.
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Not dealing with liver diseases, especially chronic ones, in a realistic and objective manner exacerbates the situation for the worse and makes the patient feel alienated and isolated. Thus, they feel that nobody does engage with them, which is a clear and explicit indication that their condition is getting worse day by day. So recently, the science of medicine and pharmacology is developing in the field of microorganisms and chemistry, and this disease may soon be cured. We just need patience and support for these patients as possible and to find available and inexpensive solutions. Sleep is one of the tools first, in terms of improving mood, and in order to enable the rest of the liver, and second, to maintain and work better during sleep.
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Counseling Received: 2022/11/10 | Accepted: 2023/01/16 | Published: 2023/03/1
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