The Effects of Sleep Hygiene and Deep Breathing - Cough Exercise Training on The Quality of Sleep and Life in COPD Diagnosed Patients

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic diseases are one of the leading factors that negatively affect quality of life and therefore interventions should be planned to alleviate the symptoms of chronic diseases and improve the quality of life of patients. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of sleep hygiene and deep breathing-coughing exercise training on the post-discharge quality of sleep and life in COPD diagnosed patients. Material and Method: The study was conducted with patients diagnosed with COPD between 25 February and 30 April 2018. A Patient Information Form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale (PSQI) and the Quality of Life (SF-36) Scale were administered before deep breathing-coughing exercise and sleep hygiene training were given to patients. In assessing the data, percentages, arithmetic means, chi-square and t-test were used. Results: The mean pre-training and post-training total PDQI scores of the patients in the intervention group were 14.20±1.45 and 12.57±0.97, respectively, and 15.00±1.89 and 14.80±1.13 in the control group. The mean scores of the Quality of Life Scale before and after the intervention group were 43.98±12.72 and 117.12±15.09, respectively; the mean scores of the patients in the control group were 36.93±5.77 and 38.13±5.67, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between pretest and posttest total PDQI (z:-4.178, p