Investigation into sleep and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Authors

  • Sebnem Çınar Yücel Ege University
  • Yasemin Tokem Izmir Katip Celebi University
  • Esra Akın Korhan Izmir Katip Celebi University
  • Sultan Çalbay İstanbul University

Keywords:

Rheumatoid arthritis, sleep quality, quality of life

Abstract

Purpose: Aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the sleep and life of rheumatoid arthritis patients and the factors affecting this relationship. Method and material: This research is a descriptive design study. This study was conducted in the Rheumatology polyclinic of a university hospital between January 2011 and June 2011 in İzmir/Turkey. Simple random sampling method was used in this study. The data of the research were collected through face-to-face interviews. “Patient Identification Form”, “Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index” and “Nottingham Health Profile” scale were used for data collection. Results: In Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, total score average of the rheumatoid arthritis patients was found out to be 10.92±4.80. Score averages of the sub-scales of Nottingham Health Profile were found as following: Pain= 67.48±26.53, Energy Level=69.55±30.10, Emotional Reaction= 50.78±27.00, Physical Mobility= 50.59±24.40, Social Isolation= 32.50±30.47 and Sleep= 59.12± 32.53. Conclusion: In line with the findings of the study, it was determined that a great majority of the rheumatoid arthritis patients had poor sleep quality and as well as a low quality of life. Özet Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Romatoid Artritli hastalarda uyku ve yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi ve bu ilişkiyi etkileyen faktörleri incelemektir. Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı tipte bir çalışmadır. Araştırma, Ocak- Haziran 2011 tarihleri arasında İzmir/Türkiye’de bir üniversite hastanesinin Romatoloji polikliniğinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada basit randomize örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. Veri toplama için, “Hasta Tanıtım Formu”, “Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi” ve “Nottingham Sağlık Profili” kullanıldı. Bulgular: Romatoid Artritli hastaların Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi Toplam Puan Ortalaması; 10.92±4.80 olarak bulundu. Nottingham Sağlık Profili alt boyutları puan ortalamaları sırasıyla: Ağrı=67.48±26.53, Enerji Düzeyi=69.55±30.10 Emosyonel Reaksiyon= 50.78±27.00; Fiziksel Hareketlilik= 50.59±24.40, Sosyal İzolasyon= 32.50±30.47 ve Uyku= 59.12± 32.53 olarak bulundu. Sonuç: Araştırma bulguları doğrultusunda, Romatoid Artritli hastaların büyük bir çoğunluğunun uyku ve yaşam kalitesinin kötü olduğu saptanmıştır.

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Author Biographies

Sebnem Çınar Yücel, Ege University

Assist. Prof., Ege University, Faculty of Nursing, Fundamentals of Nursing Department, İzmir, Turkey

Yasemin Tokem, Izmir Katip Celebi University

Assoc. Prof., Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Faculty of Health Science-Department of Nursing, Nursing Department of Internal Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

Esra Akın Korhan, Izmir Katip Celebi University

Assist. Prof., Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Fundamentals of Nursing Department, İzmir, Turkey

Sultan Çalbay, İstanbul University

RN, İstanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medicine Faculty, İstanbul, Turkey

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2014-03-19

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Çınar Yücel, S., Tokem, Y., Akın Korhan, E., & Çalbay, S. (2014). Investigation into sleep and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Human Sciences, 11(1), 457–468. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/2706

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Nursing and Midwifery