Survey on the sleep quality and its influencing factors in the hospitalized patients in the department of cardiology of a certain grade Ⅲ-A hospital in Suzhou city

Liu Lin; Gu Jie

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-7256.2014.19.011

Abstract：Objective:To investigate and analyze the sleep quality and its influencing factors in the hospitalized patients in the depart-ment of cardiology of a certain gradeⅢ-A hospital in Suzhou city in order to find the methods to improve the sleep quality of inpatients. Methods:The interview,questionnaire survey and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index( PSQI)were adopted to investigate the sleep quality of 261 inpatients in the department of cardiology and analyze its influencing factors. Results:The subjective sleep quality,sleep latency,sleep time and sleep disorders,sleep efficiency,irregular sleep circadian rhythm and the total scores of the patients were better,milder and higher during hospitalization than those before hospitalization(P<0. 05);the sleep quality of those patients who had a history of chronic illness was better than that of the patients without the history of chronic disease during and before hospitalization(P<0. 05);the score of sleep quality was higher in those patients who had the experience of hospitalization and receiving major operation than the patients without the experience(P<0. 05);the score of sleep quality was higher in those patients who were hospitalized within two week than those patients more than two week(P<0. 05);the score of sleep quality was higher in those patients who received treatment and nursing care(at mid-night)than the patients without treatment and nursing care(P<0. 05);In addition,the score of sleep quality was higher in those patients who lived in a single room than the patients in a crowded room(P<0. 05). Conclusion:The sleep quality is poor in the hospitalized patients in the department of cardiology,which is influenced by both endogenous and exogenous factors. The main factor is the exogenous factor.