Why the study?
Chronic kidney disease impairs patients daily lives and worsens quality of life, prompting investigation into physical activity and sleep quality across dialysis days in end-stage renal disease.
In patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, there appears to be an interrelationship between sleep quality and physical activity.
Observational correlations link activity to select sleep components in hemodialysis; hypothesis-generating, larger trials required before clinical adoption.
Chronic kidney disease significantly impairs patients’ daily lives and worsens their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the physical activity and quality of sleep, during three days (previous day of dialysis, on the day of dialysis and after day of dialysis), in patients with end-stage renal on hemodialysis. 12 hemodialysis patients were included in our study, answered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire, and for each patient were used a smart bracelet for three days (day-pre- and posthemodialysis and day at hemodialysis) to record daily physical activity (steps, distance) and estimate the quality of sleep. Results showed differences between three days average of steps and distance and PSQI parameters “…engaging in social activity?” (steps, p=0.006, distance, p=0.006) and “…enthusiasm to get things done?” (steps, p=0.029, distance, p=0.030). Our study suggests interrelationship between sleep quality and physical activity.
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