Sleep Parameters in Short Daily versus Conventional Dialysis: An Actigraphic Study.

Sleep Parameters in Short Daily versus Conventional Dialysis: An Actigraphic Study. Int J Nephrol. 2017;2017:2473217 Authors: Allemand LDES, Nóbrega OT, Lauar JP, Veiga JPR, Camargos EF Abstract Previous studies have observed worse sleep quality in patients undergoing conventional dialysis as compared to daily dialysis. Our aim was to compare the sleep parameters of patients undergoing daily or conventional dialysis using an objective measure (actigraphy). This cross-sectional study was performed in three dialysis centers, including a convenience sample (nonprobability sampling) of 73 patients (36 patients on daily hemodialysis and 37 patients on conventional hemodialysis). The following parameters were evaluated: nocturnal total sleep time (NTST), expressed in minutes; wake time after sleep onset (WASO), expressed in minutes; number of nighttime awakenings; daytime total sleep time (DTST), expressed in minutes; number of daytime naps; and nighttime percentage of sleep (% sleep). The Mini-Mental State Examination and the Beck Depression Inventory were also administered. The mean age was 53.4  ±  17.0 years. After adjustment of confounding factors using multiple linear regression analysis, no difference in actigraphy parameters was detected between the groups: NTST (p = 0.468), WASO (p = 0.88), % sleep (p = 0.754), awakenings (p = 0.648), naps (p = 0.414), and DTST (p = 0.805). Different from previous studies employing quali...
Source: International Journal of Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Int J Nephrol Source Type: research