The relationship between sleep quality and fatigue levels in relatives of patients hospitalised in palliative care unit

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Tugba Kavalali Erdogan
Zeliha Koc

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This study was carried out as a descriptive and cross-sectional study to find out the relationship between sleep quality and fatigue levels in relatives of patients hospitalised in the palliative care unit. This study was carried out with the participation of relatives of 80 patients who were receiving care and treatment in the palliative care unit, who formed the study group, while the relatives of 80 patients who were receiving care and treatment in internal medicine and surgery clinics formed the control group. In the study, the data were collected by using patient and patient relatives descriptive information form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS). PSQI and PFS median scores of patient relatives in the study group were 8 (0–16) and 4.95 (1–9), respectively, while PSQI and PFS median scores of patient relatives in the control group were 10 (2–16) and 6.09 (2–9), respectively. In line with the results found in the study, patient relatives were found to have moderate fatigue and poor quality of sleep.


Keywords: Fatigue, patient, patient relative, palliative care, quality of sleep.

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Erdogan, T. K. ., & Koc, Z. . (2021). The relationship between sleep quality and fatigue levels in relatives of patients hospitalised in palliative care unit. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Advances in Pure and Applied Sciences, 2021(1), 113–124. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjpaas.v13i1.6749
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Tugba Kavalali Erdogan, Ondokuz Mayis University,Health Science Faculty, Nursing Department,  Samsun, Turkey.

 

 

 

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