Relationship between Quality of Sleep and Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients of Dialysis Centers in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran

Chronic renal failure and dialysis causes symptoms which can affect the patient's quality of sleep and quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between sleep qualities, and quality of life in hemodialysis patients in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. This was a descriptive-analytical study. The study population consisted of the dialysis patients who were referring to dialysis centers of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and were enrolled in the census. Data collection tool was a questionnaire with the three sections of demographic questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 15, the Mann-Whitney test, chi-square test, and independent samples t-test. The subjects were 171 dialysis patients, of which 95 were male (55.6%) and76 female (44.4%). The average age of men and women were 59.12± 16.48 and 55.55 ± 18.03, respectively. The difference between the average age of the two genders was not significant (p = 0.18). The average duration of dialysis was 36.96 ± 33.03 months. Results showed that none of the dialysis patients were in the desired quality of life group. moreover, chi-square test showed that sleep quality has an impact on quality of life of dialysis patients, and this correlation was statistically significant (P < 0.05). According to the findings of this study, the quality of sleep of hemodialysis patients, as one of the most important aspects influencing the quality of life of these patients, requires more attention.