Quality of Sleep among the post operative patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: An observational study

Introduction: A good sleep is important for recovery after stress like surgeries in patients. This study aims to study the quality of sleep postoperatively in our population to know the distribution of poor sleepers. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from February, 202...

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Main Authors: Narayan Mahotra, Lava Shrestha, Sonam Chaudhary, Tabassum Thakurai, Tara Bhandari
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Published: Nepal Medical Association 2025-07-01
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author Narayan Mahotra
Lava Shrestha
Sonam Chaudhary
Tabassum Thakurai
Tara Bhandari
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Sonam Chaudhary
Tabassum Thakurai
Tara Bhandari
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description Introduction: A good sleep is important for recovery after stress like surgeries in patients. This study aims to study the quality of sleep postoperatively in our population to know the distribution of poor sleepers. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from February, 2025 to April, 2025 after receiving ethical approval 081/082] in tertiary care hospital . The patients who were 18 years and above residing in the hospital after any surgery were included in the study. The general information of the patients was recorded followed by the responses in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel 2016 and analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistics version 16.0 and the descriptive statistics was used in the variables considered. Results: Out of 141 postoperative cases, only 133 participants were included for the analysis of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire responses. The prevalence of poor sleepers was 92 (69.17%, 95% CI: 60.58%–76.89%). Severe difficulty was observed in the daytime dysfunction (27; 20.30%), sleep quality (17; 12.78%), and sleep latency (17; 12.78%) components of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Among the poor sleepers, 67 (50.37%) were female, 40 (30.07%) were in the 40–59 years age group, and 86 (64.66%) were married. Of the total poor sleepers, 64 (48.12%) were within one week of the postoperative period. Conclusions: Poor sleep quality was prevalent after surgery, especially in the first week. It was more noticeable among females, middle-aged adults, and married individuals.
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spelling doaj-art-6bb05ff4ab7544bdbddadd783a5c2e892025-08-20T04:02:27ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2025-07-016328810.31729/jnma.9159Quality of Sleep among the post operative patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: An observational studyNarayan Mahotra 0Lava Shrestha 1Sonam Chaudhary2Tabassum Thakurai3Tara Bhandari4Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, NepalMaharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Introduction: A good sleep is important for recovery after stress like surgeries in patients. This study aims to study the quality of sleep postoperatively in our population to know the distribution of poor sleepers. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from February, 2025 to April, 2025 after receiving ethical approval 081/082] in tertiary care hospital . The patients who were 18 years and above residing in the hospital after any surgery were included in the study. The general information of the patients was recorded followed by the responses in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel 2016 and analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistics version 16.0 and the descriptive statistics was used in the variables considered. Results: Out of 141 postoperative cases, only 133 participants were included for the analysis of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire responses. The prevalence of poor sleepers was 92 (69.17%, 95% CI: 60.58%–76.89%). Severe difficulty was observed in the daytime dysfunction (27; 20.30%), sleep quality (17; 12.78%), and sleep latency (17; 12.78%) components of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Among the poor sleepers, 67 (50.37%) were female, 40 (30.07%) were in the 40–59 years age group, and 86 (64.66%) were married. Of the total poor sleepers, 64 (48.12%) were within one week of the postoperative period. Conclusions: Poor sleep quality was prevalent after surgery, especially in the first week. It was more noticeable among females, middle-aged adults, and married individuals. https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/9159post operativesleep qualitysurgery
spellingShingle Narayan Mahotra
Lava Shrestha
Sonam Chaudhary
Tabassum Thakurai
Tara Bhandari
Quality of Sleep among the post operative patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: An observational study
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
post operative
sleep quality
surgery
title Quality of Sleep among the post operative patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: An observational study
title_full Quality of Sleep among the post operative patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: An observational study
title_fullStr Quality of Sleep among the post operative patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: An observational study
title_full_unstemmed Quality of Sleep among the post operative patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: An observational study
title_short Quality of Sleep among the post operative patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: An observational study
title_sort quality of sleep among the post operative patients at a tertiary care hospital an observational study
topic post operative
sleep quality
surgery
url https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/9159
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