Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
12-2009
Publication Source
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Volume
8
Issue
5
Start Page
337
Last Page
344
DOI
10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.06.003
Abstract
Background: Persons with heart failure (HF) have significantly lower sleep quantity and quality than persons without HF. The purpose of this article is to propose a conceptual model describing how poor sleep may contribute to inadequate self-care and untoward outcomes in persons with HF.
Aims: Our overarching hypothesis is that sleep affects self-care and outcomes through its effects on cognition. Building on the work of others, we outline a conceptual model that illustrates that even transient sleep disruption prevents sleep-related restorative processes and contributes to cognitive dysfunction—especially in the 25–50% of HF patients with existing cognitive impairment. Poor sleep may be sufficient to impair cognition to a level that interferes with higher order functions involved in effective HF self-care practices. Through these mechanisms, inadequate sleep may contribute to poor outcomes such as low health-related quality of life and greater risk of unplanned hospitalization.
Conclusion: The proposed model (1) bridges physical, neuropsychological and behavioral phenomena, (2) suggests a mechanism by which poor sleep affects daytime behavior, and (3) is empirically testable. Exploring factors that interfere with sleep may improve self-care and outcomes in persons with HF.
Copyright/Permission Statement
The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2009, 8: 337-344, © SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009 by SAGE Publications, Inc. at 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.06.003.
Keywords
self-care, self-management, patient compliance, cognition disorders, sleep disorders, aging, theory
Recommended Citation
Riegel, B., & Weaver, T. E. (2009). Poor Sleep and Impaired Self-Care: Towards a Comprehensive Model Linking Sleep, Cognition, and Heart Failure Outcomes. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 8 (5), 337-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.06.003
Date Posted: 01 June 2016
This document has been peer reviewed.