PMID- 27362619
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170714
LR  - 20190610
IS  - 1945-2810 (Electronic)
IS  - 0888-0395 (Print)
IS  - 0888-0395 (Linking)
VI  - 48
IP  - 4
DP  - 2016 Jul-Aug
TI  - Perceived Changes in Sleep in Adults With Epilepsy.
PG  - 179-84
LID - 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000214 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disease in the 
      United States, and 70% of diagnoses occur in late adolescence or adulthood. A 
      disease of the brain, epilepsy can affect sleep. Lack of adequate or high-quality 
      sleep can cause decrements in quality of life. Adults living with epilepsy are at 
      especially high risk for sleep alterations, and these changes in sleep can worsen 
      their epilepsy. The purpose of the study was to describe the perceived effect of 
      epilepsy on sleep in adults who developed epilepsy in late adolescence or 
      adulthood. Research questions included (a) "In adults with epilepsy, what is the 
      perceived change in ability to sleep well because of having epilepsy?"; (b) "In 
      adults with epilepsy, is there a significant relationship between perceived 
      changes in ability to sleep well and perceived changes in overall life because of 
      having epilepsy?"; and (c) "In adults with epilepsy, is there a significant 
      relationship between perceived changes in ability to sleep well because of having 
      epilepsy and total Life Changes in Epilepsy Scale (LCES) scores?". METHODS: One 
      hundred seventy-four adults with epilepsy were recruited. Utilizing data 
      collected via the LCES, a quantitative descriptive/correlational design was 
      utilized. Analyses were carried out to answer each research question. RESULTS: 
      The mean score for the sleep item of the LCES was 2.76 (SD = 1.31), indicating an 
      overall negative change in ability to sleep well. There was a statistically 
      significant, strong positive relationship between the sleep and overall life 
      changes items of the LCES (Pearson r = .476, p < .0000) and also between the 
      sleep item and total LCES scores (Pearson r = .620, p < .0000). IMPLICATIONS: 
      Findings from this study contribute to the extant literature by revealing 
      epilepsy-related changes in sleep as perceived by adults living with epilepsy 
      specifically because of having epilepsy. On the basis of findings rendered from 
      this sample, having epilepsy can lead to perceived negative changes in a person's 
      ability to sleep well, and these negative changes are significantly correlated 
      with negative overall life changes. Recommendations for clinical practice and 
      research can be made based on current results.
FAU - Miller, Wendy R
AU  - Miller WR
AD  - Questions or comments about this article may be directed to Wendy R. Miller, PhD 
      RN CCRN, at wrtruebl@iu.edu. She is an Assistant Professor, Department of Science 
      of Nursing Care, Indiana University School of Nursing, Bloomington, IN. Julie L. 
      Otte, PhD RN, is Assistant Professor, Department of Science of Nursing Care, 
      Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN. Madona Pleuger, MSN RN 
      CNRN ACNS-BC, is Clinical Nurse Specialist, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. 
      Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ.
FAU - Otte, Julie L
AU  - Otte JL
FAU - Pleuger, Madona
AU  - Pleuger M
LA  - eng
GR  - KL2 TR000163/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
GR  - KL2 TR001106/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
GR  - UL1 TR001108/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Neurosci Nurs
JT  - The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of 
      Neuroscience Nurses
JID - 8603596
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Chronic Disease
MH  - Epilepsy/*complications/psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Life Change Events
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Quality of Life/psychology
MH  - *Sleep
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
PMC - PMC4930002
MID - NIHMS758726
EDAT- 2016/07/01 06:00
MHDA- 2017/07/15 06:00
PMCR- 2017/07/01
CRDT- 2016/07/01 06:00
PHST- 2016/07/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/07/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/07/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 01376517-201608000-00004 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000214 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Neurosci Nurs. 2016 Jul-Aug;48(4):179-84. doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000214.