Özet:

Sleep patterns undergo changes with "normal" aging. The prevalence of sleeplessness increases with age. A condition with a high prevalence of sleep disorder is cataracts. Because of the decrease in transparency of the lens with cataracts, less light falls on the retina. For this reason complaints about sleep are commonly seen in individuals with decreased vision. The aim of this study is to determine the sleep characteristics of individuals in the hospital with the diagnosis of cataracts before and one month after surgery. This research was conducted as a descriptive study on the ophthalmology floor at Sivas 1st Sultan Izettin Keykavus Public Hospital between 1 March and 31 May 2004 with 106 patients who were scheduled for cataract surgery and met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study for the purpose of determining their sleep characteristics. Research data were collected using a sociodemographic information form and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Scale (PSQS). Percentage distribution, t test, Kruskall Wallis Variance Analysis and Mann Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Of the patients who participated in the study 57.5 % were male, 69.8 % were married, 42.5 % were illiterate, 38.7 % were housewives, 57.5 % lived in nuclear families, 84.0 % had at least one chronic illness, and 88.7% had a problem with sleep. There was a statistically significant difference between the preoperative and one month postoperative sleep characteristics of the individuals (p<0.05), and it was determined that the individuals' sleep quality was better after cataract surgery.

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