Sleep Disturbances and Resilience in Tertiary Critical Care Patients’ Relatives: A Study from a City Hospital

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine sleep disturbances and resilience in the first-degree relatives of patients in a tertiary intensive care unit (ICU) and to investigate the relationship between sleep quality and resilience. Materials and Methods: The study included 65 voluntary participants who were the first-degree relatives of critical patients. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and the resilience scale for adults (RSA) were used. Results: A sleep disorder was found in 34 (52.3%) of the participants in the study. The PSQI values of the participants ranged from 0 to 17, with an average of 6.35±3.586 standard deviation (SD). When the PSQI and the sub-components of the index were compared according to gender, the proximity of the participants to the patient, educational status of the participants and, marital status of the participants, no statistically significant relationship was found. The average score for the RSA was 123.93±24.093 SD and it was seen that the participants had a good level of resilience. No statistically significant relationship was found between resilience and sleep in the relatives of the patients treated in the tertiary ICU. Conclusion: In this study, the relationship between resilience and sleep quality in the relatives of patients was examined, and no correlation was found. However, it was observed that the ICU patients had significantly impaired sleep quality markers compared to healthy individuals in the community.

Keywords

• icu
• pittsburgh sleep quality index
• resilience