THE RELATIONSHIP OF SLEEP QUALITY AND SLEEP DURATION WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Muaz AYDIN1, Murat ALTUNTAŞ2
1 Kars Arpaçay Governmental Hospital, Kars, Turkey;
2 University of Health Sciences, Bağcılar Research and Training Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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Summary. In this study, it was aimed to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference of sleep duration and sleep quality between non-CAD individuals from general popula- tion and patients admitted in a third stage cardiology clinic with a diagnosis of CAD. This observational, descriptive study was carried out between January 1, 2018 and March 31, 2018 with 150 non-CAD people from general population, and 150 patients with CAD diagnosis admitted in a cardiology clinic. People under 18 years of age and those with sleep apnea syn- drome, or other significant medical conditions leading to sleep disturbance were excluded from the study. A questionnaire of socio-demographic characteristics and of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale (PSQS) was applied to the participating patients and control group by face-to-face interview method. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and total sleep duration were determined according to the responses to the questions in the PSQS. Differences between the groups were investigated. In the study, the mean duration of sleep (hours) in the group with CAD, DM, HT, and HLwas found to be statistically significantly lower than the non-CAD group. The mean total score of PSQS in the group with CAD, DM, HT, and HLwas found to be statistically significantly higher than non-CAD group. No statistically significant difference was observed be- tween the mean duration of sleep and averages of PSQS total points of the smoking and non-smoking groups. Sleep quality and duration of sleep were found to be significantly associated with diseases such as CAD, cardiovascular heart diseases and their risk factors such as DM, HT, HL. In this context, it is possible to determine the sleep quality and the duration of sleep easily in the outpatient clinic conditions using the PSQS in the practice of family medicine application. By specifying the measures to be taken in this direction, appropriate counselling services can be provided for people at risk. Keywords: coronary artery disease, sleep duration, sleep qua- lity, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale.