Sleep Quality Among Patients With Venous Ulcers: A Cross-sectional Study in a Health Care Setting in Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Salome, Geraldo Magela [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Souza Pellegrino, Donata Maria de [UNIFESP], Vieira, Thais Fernanda [UNIFESP], Blanes, Leila [UNIFESP], Ferreira, Lydia Masako [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://www.woundsresearch.com/article/sleep-quality-among-patients-venous-ulcers-cross-sectional-study-health-care-setting-s%C3%A3o-pau; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/45756

This was an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study to assess sleep quality in 100 patients with venous ulcers using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Thirty-six (36%) patients had a global PSQI score < 5, indicating that they were good sleepers, while 64 (64%) patients were considered poor sleepers. Fifty-three (53%) patients reported going to bed between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm, 63 (63%) taking from 16 to 30 minutes to fall asleep, and 41 (41%) waking up after 4 to 5 hours of sleep. Sixty (60%) patients regarded sleeping as a necessity. Most patients with venous ulcers experienced poor sleep quality.