Investigation of the Correlation Between Sleep Quality and Physical Activity Level in Dialysis Patients: A Descriptive Study

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Objective:The objective of the current research study was to evaluate the influence of physical activity levels on the quality of sleep in dialysis patients. Methods:The study involved 70 dialysis patients, with an average age of 54.74±17.12years on average.The Turkish version of the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) was employed to measure levels of physical activity.Sleep quality was evaluated using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI).Results: It was determined that 64.3% of the patients slept well.The average total physical activity score was 1627.66 metabolic equivalents, indicating that patients' physical activity levels were poor.In terms of physical activity levels, no statistically significant distinction was seen between the individuals with a PSQI score of 5 or less and patients, with a score greater than 5 (p>0.05).However, a weak negative correlation was discovered between the average walking and total physical activity scores on the IPAQ subscales and the subjective sleep quality subscale of the PSQI.The correlation values were r=-0.238,p=0.047 for average walking, and r=-0.241,p=0.045 for total physical activity. Conclusion:The discovery is that dialysis patients had low levels of exercise but high-quality sleep.There was no significant association between physical activity levels and the quality of sleep.More thorough and intervention-oriented studies in the future are expected to contribute to a better understanding of this link.