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Improving Sleep Quality for Persons on Hemodialysis in Iraq
Amer Mushasin Nasir1, Alaa Jawad Kadhim1, Maryam Mokhtari Seghaleh2
1Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Abstract:
Insufficient and poor sleep quality significantly impacts the health and quality of life of persons with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) on hemodialysis. This study explored the effectiveness of teaching patients on hemodialysis, Benson's relaxation technique. Seventy-one persons on hemodialysis in Iraq were randomly assigned to either the experimental or the control group. The experimental group received training and encouragement to use the Benson relaxation technique. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score was collected for all the patients before and after the intervention. After 8 weeks a repeated measurement of the post-test on sleep quality was done for both groups. The experimental group showed a statistically significant pre- and post-test difference. The findings suggest that Benson's relaxation approach improves the quality of sleep for persons on hemodialysis.
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