The Effect of Family-Centered and Peer-Centered Education on the Sleep Quality of Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Introduction Sleep disorders in hemodialysis patients are of high prevalence affecting the lives of these patients. Objective The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of family-centered and peer-centered education on the sleep quality of hemodialysis patients. Methods In this controlled clinical trial, 90 patients were randomly assigned to three groups (control, family-centered, and peer-centered). All three groups completed Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before the intervention. The intervention included five training sessions conducted by the researcher according to the patients’ needs to improve their sleep quality. Routine ward interventions were performed for the control group. At the end of the study, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was completed by all three groups once again. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 24 software and statistical tests. Results No significant difference was found between the two intervention and control groups regarding demographic variables and variables related to sleep quality before the intervention (p