Anxiety, Depression and Other Influencing Factors Affecting Sleep Quality Among Open-heart Patients in the Intensive Care Unit رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

Background: Environmental, patient-related, and medical intervention-related elements affect the quality of sleep and anxiety experienced by Intensive care unit patients. Purpose: To investigate the factors influencing anxiety and sleep quality in open-heart patients in the ICU. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenient sample of 150 post-operative open-heart adult patients from hospitals in Hebron, Ramallah, and Nablus (West Bank). Data were collected via self-report questionnaires between June and December 2024, including demographics, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Richards–Campbell Sleep Scale, and ICU Sleep Scale. Analysis included descriptive statistics, inferential tests, and correlation analysis. results A total of 82% of patients reported poor sleep quality overall, and 48.7% experienced poor sleep in the ICU. Sleep quality was significantly lower among divorced or widowed patients (p = 0.007).