The relationship between anxiety and stress levels with quality of sleep in patients after living donor liver transplantation

Abstract

Objective This research study was carried out as a descriptive and cross-sectional study to determine the relationship between anxiety and stress levels with quality of sleep in patients after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Methods The research population was composed of all of the adult patients who underwent surgery in these clinics. The sample of the study consisted of 98 patients who were selected from among these patients by using the non-random sampling method, who were able to communicate and volunteered to participate in the study. Personal Information Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were used in data collection. The data analysis was performed with IBM SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Statistics 16. Results It was determined that 34.7% of the patients were 55 years old and over, and 79.6% of them were male and 92.9% were married. It was found that patients were a poor quality of sleep. Patients' perceived stress and anxiety levels after liver transplantation were found to be moderate. It was determined that as the patients were increased anxiety level, their sleep quality decreased. Conclusions Training programs should be planned to strengthen communication in order to increase the sleep quality of the patients and to reduce their anxiety levels.