Relationship between sleep disorders and erectile dysfunction, depression and quality of life in male patients with systolic heart failure

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Identification of the effects of sleep disturbances on the quality of life could result in proper treatment ofpatients with heart failure. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep disorders and erectile dysfunction, depressionand quality of life in male patients with systolic heart failure.Methods: This correlational study was conducted on 100 male patients with systolic heart failure selected by convenience sampling.Data were collected using Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), STOP-Bang questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI),Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire (MLHFQ), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) andInternational Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlationcoefficientand linear regression model.Results: In this study, sleep quality (P