A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF INSOMNIA IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AT RIMS, KADAPA

DR.K.B. YADAVENDRA REDDY; DR.S.ADIL BASHA

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF INSOMNIA IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AT RIMS, KADAPA

Dr. K. B. Yadavendra Reddy, Dr. S. Adil Basha

Abstract :

Background: Hypertension is a foremost global risk factor affecting mortality and disability–adjusted life years worldwide. The aim and objective of the study was to determine a region specific (urban and rural parts of south India) regarding ubiquity of insomnia, co–morbid medical conditions, lifestyle attributes, related sleep habits and sleep quality among Indian hypertensive patients. Methods: All patients more than 18 years of age diagnosed with hypertension. Several characteristics were taken into consideration consisting lifestyle attributes, sleep habits and quality, medications etc concerning hypertension were analyzed. Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) was used patients to asses Insomnia not identified in the past one month. RESULTS: Out of a total of 250 cases included in the present study males constituted 142(56.8%) cases and females 108 (43.2%). Mean age in the present study was 58.6 yrs. 79 0f 250 (31.6%) patients had other co morbid conditions with most common condition being Diabetes Mellitus in 54 patients(68.3%). In the present study smokers constituted 28.6% cases, consuming Bidi and Cigarettes and Alcohol consumption was seen 14.4% cases. Out if a total of 104 cases with insomnia 89 (85% ) were known cases of hypertension and 15 (15%) were newly diagnosed cases of hypertension. Prevalence of insomnia in already diagnosed cases of hypertension (89/218, 40.9%) and newly diagnosed cases (15/32, 46.1%). In the present study prevalence of insomnia in hypertensive patients was 41.6% more than once or twice a week. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of insomnia among hypertensive patients was considerably higher than that reported in general Indian population in various studies.