Key result
Daytime symptoms, including fatigue and depression, mediated the relationship between sleep disturbance and functional performance in patients with stable heart failure.
Why the study?
Do daytime symptoms mediate the relationship between sleep disturbance and functional performance in patients with stable heart failure?
Population
173 patients with stable heart failure (NYHA Class I-IV), mean age 60.7 years, 34.7% women.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports assessing daytime symptoms in stable HF; hypothesis-generating for targeted interventions on functional performance.
Cross-Sectional (n=173)
Do daytime symptoms mediate the relationship between sleep disturbance and functional performance in patients with stable heart failure?
Daytime symptoms such as fatigue, depression, and sleepiness explain the relationship between sleep disturbances and reduced functional performance in stable heart failure patients.
Jeon et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in stable heart failure (n=173). Sleep disturbance was evaluated on Mediation of the relationship between sleep disturbance and functional performance by daytime symptoms. Daytime symptoms, including fatigue and depression, mediated the relationship between sleep disturbance and functional performance in patients with stable heart failure.
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