Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Insomnia in chronic renal patients on dialysis in Saudi Arabia. | Al-Jahdali et al. Journal of Circadian Rhythms 2010 8 7 http content 8 1 7 RESEARCH JOURNAL OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS Open Access Insomnia in chronic renal patients on dialysis in Saudi Arabia Hamdan H Al-Jahdali 1 Haithm A Khogeer2 Waleed A Al-Qadhi2 Salim Baharoon3 Hani Tamim4 Fayez F Al-Hejaili5 Saeed M Al-Ghamdi6 and Abdullah A Al-Sayyari5 Abstract Background Studies have shown that insomnia is a common sleep disorder among patients with end-stage renal disease ESRD . This study aimed to assess the prevalence of insomnia in Saudi patients with ESRD who are on maintenance dialysis. Methods This was an observational cross-sectional study carried out over a period of five months in two hemodialysis centers in Saudi Arabia. To assess the prevalence of insomnia we used the ICSD-2 definition. We also examined the association between insomnia and other sleep disorders the underlying causes of renal failure dialysis duration dialysis shift and other demographic data. Results Out of 227 enrolled patients insomnia was reported by . The mean patient age was years were male and were female. Insomnia was significantly associated with female gender afternoon hemodialysis Restless Legs Syndrome high risk for obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and excessive daytime sleepiness P-values and respectively . No significant association was found between insomnia and other variables including BMI smoking habits underlying etiology of renal failure dialysis duration association with hemoglobin ferritin and phosphorus or dialysis adequacy as measured by the Kt V index. Conclusion Insomnia is common in dialysis patients and was significantly associated with other sleep disorders. Greater attention needs to be given to the care of dialysis patients with regard to the diagnosis and management of insomnia and associated sleep disorders. Background End-stage chronic renal disease ESRD is a significant problem in .
