EVALUATION OF PATTERN OF SLEEP DISORDERS AMONG CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL, PALAKKAD |
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| Language |
English |
| Corres.Author |
Mufeeda.A |
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mufeeda22458@gmail.com |
| Accepted Date |
2019-05-30 13:54:57 |
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www.ijcpcr.com |
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| Sleep problems continue to cause considerable burden across the globe. Sleep disorder is defined as the group of syndrome characterized by abnormality in quality, timing and amount of sleep or abnormalities in the psychological and behavioral problems associated with sleep. The aim of this study is to evaluate the pattern of sleep disorders among patients with cardiovascular diseases. The study was a prospective study and conducted in Karuna Medical College Hospital Chittur, Palakkad in the duration of six months (November 2018 to April 2019). A total of 120 cases were included from Out patients attending the General Medicine Department. Self designed data entry form was used to collect data related to the patient’s demographics, medical history, medication history , social habits, filled questionnaires then measured the sleep quality by using Sleep Index Scale like The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (Insomnia Scale), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were also recorded. The gender wise distribution reveals that 86 (71.66%) were male patients and 34(28.33%) with female patients, it shows that male patients were more affected than the female patient. It also indicates that sleep disorders are frequently seen in the age group 70-79, comprising of 31.6% of the total study population. Alcohol, Smoking, Employment status were the most common risk factors that cause sleep disorders other than medications among study population. The sleep pattern of patients enrolled in the study, which designate that Insomnia (47.5%), is more prevalent among study population.ddd |
