Abstract:

Objective: To evaluate daytime sleepiness and quality of life in people with cardiovascular disease. Material and Method: This descriptive study comprised 212 inpatients with cardiovascular disease in the cardiology service of a university hospital. Research data were collected using the Patient Description Form, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and the MacNew Heart Disease- Related Quality of Life Scale (MHDRQLS). Quantitative variables were mean, standard deviation, minimum, and maximum; qualitative variables were presented as numbers and percentages. The difference between the two groups was determined by a t-test in independent groups and the difference between three or more groups was evaluated with an ANOVA analysis of variance. The relationship between the variables was examined by Pearson correlation analysis. Multivariate regression analysis was applied to the variables found to be significant after univariate analysis. Results: More than half of the participants were male (54.2%), with a history of chronic disease (69.8%), coronary artery disease (52.4%), and no daytime sleepiness (72.6%). The participants had a negative correlation between their scale scores (r= -0.362, p<0,001) a significant correlation was found. It was found that daytime sleepiness explained 23.4% of the total variance of the participants' MHDRQLS scores. (F=10.454, p<0,001). Conclusion: It was observed that as the daytime sleepiness of the participants increased, their quality of life decreased. It was determined that the quality of life of individuals with cardiovascular disease was affected by daytime sleepiness, gender, and the presence of chronic disease. It was found that the condition that most affected the quality of life of the patients was daytime sleepiness. Accordingly, it is recommended to evaluate the daytime sleepiness of patients in intervention studies to improve the quality of life of individuals with cardiovascular disease.

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