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ArticleInternational journal of clinical practice2021

Evaluation of dyspnea severity and sleep quality in patients with novel coronavirus.

Serap Gungor, Betul Tosun, Nursemin Unal, Ismail Dusak

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Article in International journal of clinical practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07331558 (Effects of Multimodal Virtual Reality-based Rehabilitation on Dyspnea, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, and Quality of Life in CABG Phase II), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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Effects of Multimodal Virtual Reality-based Rehabilitation on Dyspnea, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, and Quality of Life in CABG Phase II

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled66ConditionsCABGArmsmultimodal circuit training while viewing nature scenes through VR in a clinical setting, multimodal circuit training in a real-world clinical setting, multimodal circuit training through telerehabilitation
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Serap GungorKahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Vocational School of Health Services, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Betul TosunFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-5887
Nursemin UnalFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Ankara Medipol University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ismail DusakSanliurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Education and Research Hospital, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Hasan Kalyoncu University · TRIstanbul Medipol University · TRKahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University · TRŞanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimDyspnea, a common symptom of novel coronavirus, can negatively affect sleep quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between dyspnea severity and sleep quality in patients with COVID-19. STUDY

designA cross-sectional design was used.

methodsUsing the researcher's mobile phone, data were collected via an online questionnaire from patients (n = 100) who agreed to participate in the study. The data-collection form comprised three parts: a patient descriptive information form, the Dyspnea-12 Questionnaire, and the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ).

resultsThe mean age of patients was 46.39 ± 12.61 years and 66.0% were men. Patients who were treated in the intensive care unit had bachelor's degree or more and patients with comorbid diseases had low mean scores from the RCSQ and high mean scores from the Dyspnea-12 Questionnaire (P < .001, P < .001; P = .047, P < .001; P < .001, P < .001, respectively). Patients who were not receiving oxygen therapy had higher RCSQ mean scores and lower Dyspnea-12 Questionnaire scores (P < .001, P < .001; P < .001, P < .001, respectively). There was a strong negative relationship between the total scores obtained from the RCSQ and the Dyspnea-12 Questionnaire (r = -.701, P < .001).

conclusionsSleep quality is affected by dyspnea severity in patients with COVID-19. Sleep quality and dyspnea severity are also influenced by quite different factors, and these should be addressed and eliminated by nurses as part of a holistic approach. The results of this study will help nurses, especially those providing treatment and care for patients with COVID-19, to identify the factors affecting dyspnea and sleep quality and to plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions that will reduce their workload.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AdultCross-Sectional StudiesDyspneaHumansMaleMiddle AgedSleepSurveys and Questionnaires

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