Vol. 5, Issue 10, Part B (2019)
Assessment of sleep quality in COPD patients
Assessment of sleep quality in COPD patients
Author(s)
Chaitanya Deshpande and Dr. Aashirwad Ajit Mahajan
AbstractBackground: The study purpose was to assess the sleep quality in COPD patients using PSQI scale.
Methodology: Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) is a 19-item questionnaire which was provided to the samples physically. The samples were asked to answer the questionnaire using a 3 point Likert scale.
Results: The mean value of sleep duration, sleep latency and sleep efficiency were calculated.
Conclusion: In normal person sleep duration is generally 7 to 9 hours. But in COPD patients sleep duration on average in COPD patient is 5 hours.
How to cite this article:
Chaitanya Deshpande, Dr. Aashirwad Ajit Mahajan. Assessment of sleep quality in COPD patients. Int J Appl Res 2019;5(10):117-120.