Sleep duration may influence HRQoL among patients with CKD

Sleep duration may influence the health-related quality of life experienced by patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a study that will appear in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

According to a press release from the journal, common symptoms that result in poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) include fatigue, lack or energy and drowsiness. To examine whether sleep duration may affect HRQoL in patients with CKD, Kyu-Beck Lee, MD, of Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, and colleagues examined data from 1,910 adults in the Korean Cohort Study for Outcome Patients with CKD, a study designed to identify risk factors related to CKD and its outcomes.

Researchers found 7-hour sleepers had the highest HRQoL, based on survey scores. There was an inverted U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and HRQOoL so patients who slept no more than 5 hours per day or at least 9 hours per day had lower HRQoL.

“Our findings suggest that short or long sleep duration is independently associated with low HRQoL in adults with CKD. Sleep duration is an important predictor of HRQoL in CKD,” Lee said in the release. Additional studies are needed to determine whether promoting optimal sleep among patients may improve their health outcomes.

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www.newswise.com/articles/view/693583/?sc=dwhr&xy=10007438

Disclosure s : The authors reported no financial disclosures.

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