Sleep Quality among Hemodialysis Patients

Patients undergoing hemodialysis often had poor sleep quality. Some of the factors that are known related to sleep quality are demographic, pathophysiological, and psychological factors. Besides those factors, there is one new factor related to sleep quality, which is a spiritual factor. This study aims to identify and explain factors related to sleep quality among patients undergoing hemodialysis. The design of this study is cross-sectional analysis with a sample size is 100 respondents. Chi-square and logistic regression are used to analyze data. The result showed relation among ages (p= 0,003), with hemodialysis schedule (p=0,001), hemodialysis adequacy (p=0,000), interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) (p=0,004), depression (p=0,000) and spirituality (p=0,000). Depression is the most related factor with sleep quality among patients undergoing hemodialysis. It is necessary to consider the factors that relate to sleep quality in arranging nursing intervention to enhance sleep quality among patients undergoing hemodialysis.