Sleep disorders in patients with asthma referred to Imam Reza hospital of Kermanshah

Abstract

Asthma is a common respiratory disorder which often exacerbated during sleep. This study was done to determine sleep disorders among patients suffered from asthma. In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 95 asthmatic patients were selected using convenient sampling method. A questionnaire consisting of both demographic information and Global Sleep Assessment was employed to gather data. Results were analyzed using SPSS version 15.The prevalence of disorder differs from % 1/1(sleep waking), to %78 /9 (interruption in sleep maintenance). As there is a high prevalence of sleep disorders among asthmatic patients, early detection and treatment of this disease is recommended.