Status and influencing factors of sleep quality for family caregivers to neurological intensive care unit survivors

VernacularTitle:神经重症监护病房患者家属睡眠质量及其影响因素分析
Author: Yanjin LIU ; Lin WANG ; Min WANG
Keywords: Sleep quality; Neurological intensive care unit; Influencing factors; Caregivers
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(15):1160-1163
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the level and influence factors of sleep quality in caregivers to neurological intensive care unit (NICU) survivors. Methods The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PQSI) and the sleep quality influence factor scale were administered on 167 family caregivers to NICU survivors. Results The score of PQSI was 8.81 ± 3.25,and 55.68%(98/167) of caregivers reported poor sleep quality. Logistic regression analysis showed that medical insurance(OR=2.025, P<0.01), hospital stay (OR==2.235, P<0.01), whether caregivers in service (OR=0.583, P<0.05), resisdence(OR=2.341, P<0.01), and tracheal tubes/ventricular drainage (OR=5.857, P<0.01) were influencing factors of sleep quality. Conclusions It proved that our intervention should focus on family caregivers to NICU survivors social and psychological characteristics may help to enhance their sleep quality and quality of life.