QUALITY OF SLEEP AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

¤ Objectives: Sleep disorders are common in end-stage renal disease patients. This study examined the relation-ship between self-reported quality of sleep (QoS) and cer-tain psychosocial domains for patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). ¤ Methods: The study subjects included 190 PD patients from 7 urban dialysis clinics in Northern Taiwan, from whom we obtained biochemical parameters and demographic data. QoS, quality of life (QoL), religious/spiritual activity, and depression were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Qual-ity Index (PSQI) questionnaire, Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) for QoL, the Royal Free Questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory, respectively. ¤ Results: The average PSQI score was 9.1 ± 4.1 and, in total, 85.8 % of all patients were poor sleepers (global PSQ