the Effects of Sleep Hygiene Education on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients: a Quasi Experimental Study

Introduction: Hemodialysis is one of the chronic diseases that has negative effects on all aspects of the patient’s life. The quality of life of patients with hemodialysis is impaired due to the many problems and chronic nature of the disease. Also, fatigue is one of the common problems of these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sleep health education on the severity of fatigue and quality of sleep in hemodialysis patients in Hamadan. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 60 hemodialysis patients were selected by available sampling from Besat (Intervention) and Beheshti (Control) hospitals. All samples completed the demographic checklist, Piper Fatigue scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The control group received routine care and the intervention group, received sleep hygiene education face to face and by providing educational booklet in 3 consecutive dialysis sessions. After two months of training, sleep quality and fatigue intensity of the samples were checked. To analyze the data, SPSS software, descriptive and inferential tests were used. Results: There were no significant differences between the intervention and control groups in terms of underlying variables. There was a significant difference between the control and intervention groups regarding quality of sleep and fatigue after sleep hygiene education (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study results showed that Sleep Hygiene Education had an important and decisive impact on the Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients and holding educational courses in this field for patients can be useful.