ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sleep quality of patients with lung resection by posterolateral thoracotomy and to determine the factors affecting sleep.

This study was carried out between May 2017 and August 2017 in the chest surgeon clinic and 70 patients between the ages of 18-75 who were admitted to surgery with posterolateral thoracotomy were taken. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, a Form of Factors Affecting Sleep Pattern (FFASP) and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Data analysis was performed at 95% confidence interval using number, percent, mean, standard deviation, Student t-test, paired t-test, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, One-Way ANOVA and p<0.05 was considered significant.

A total of 70 patients participated in the study. The mean age of the patients was 56±9.84. FFASP score average 82.84±4.61; The mean PSQI score was found to be 8.54±0.30. Differences in personal and surgery characteristics of the patients did not significantly affect the FFASP and PSQI score averages (p>0.05). The factors that most affect sleep quality were the excessively bright room, the pain, the heat of the room and the lack of air.

Patients with lung resection with posterolateral thoracotomy are experiencing intensive sleep problems after surgery. Sleep quality of patients should be determined after surgery, sleep pattern changes should be identified, evaluations should be performed to evaluate the patient’s sleep adequacy.

Keywords: Lung resection, , sleep quality, factors affecting sleep pattern