. Roghayeh Ghanbarabadi; . Zahra Mirhosseini; . Mohammad Hassan Rakhshani; . Zahra Estaji; . Mostafa Rad
Volume 9, Issue 3 , March 2019, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Low quality of sleep is a common problem among hemodialysis patients. Thisstudy was conducted to evaluate the effect of a cold dialysis solution on the quality of sleep ...
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INTRODUCTION: Low quality of sleep is a common problem among hemodialysis patients. Thisstudy was conducted to evaluate the effect of a cold dialysis solution on the quality of sleep in patientsundergoing hemodialysis.METHODOLOGY: This double‑blind clinical trial was performed on 26 hemodialysis patients withchronic renal failure and sleep disorders in the dialysis center of Sabzevar, Iran, in 2016–2017. Of the26 patients, 13 each were allocated to the intervention and control groups. The patients in both groupsreceived 4 weeks of hemodialysis (3 sessions per week) using a standard solution with a temperatureof 37°C. In the next stage, the control group continued to receive the standard‑temperature dialysis,while the intervention group received dialysis using a solution with a temperature of 35.5°C for4 weeks (3 sessions per week). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to assess and comparethe quality of sleep before and after the intervention in the two groups. Data were analyzed using R1.2.3 software, at 95% confidence level.RESULTS: Although the mean scores of sleep quality were not significantly different between theintervention (9.53 ± 3.12) and control (11.23 ± 3.37) groups at baseline, postintervention, significantdifferences were observed (intervention group: 4.7 ± 4.55; control group: 10.61 ± 2.69; P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: This study showed that dialysis with cold solution is a simple, cost‑effective, andnonpharmacological method that can be used to improve sleep quality in patients undergoinghemodialysis.
