Factors affecting the sleep status of surgical and medical patients at a University Hospital of Turkey

• Published in: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2016-12, Vol.66 (12), p.1535-1540
• Main Authors: Cilingir, Dilek, Hintistan, Sevilay, Ergene, Ozlem
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cross-Sectional Studies; Hospitalization; Hospitals, University; Humans; Sleep; Sleep Wake Disorders; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Turkey
• ISSN: 0030-9982

To determine the factors that affect sleep status of surgical and medical patients during hospitalisation. This hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted at Karadeniz Technical University's Farabi Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey, from July to October 2014. Data was gathered using a questionnaire and the Form of Factors Affecting Sleep Pattern. SPSS 15 was used for statistical analysis. Of the 184 participants, there were 92(50%) each from the surgery and medical clinics. The mean score for the Form of Factors Affecting Sleep Pattern was 84.57±8.65 among the surgical patients and 78.01±17.61 among the medical patients. It was found that noise at the hospital affected sleep patterns among 73(79.3%) of the surgical patients and among 64(69.6%) of the medical patients. There were statistically significant differences between mean scores of the surgical patients and gender and marital status (p=0.001 and p=0.012, respectively), whereas among the medical patients statistically significant differences existed between mean scores and having operation (p=0.09). Both groups of patients underwent changes in sleep routines during hospitalisation.