2026, Number 4
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Acta Med 2026; 24 (4)
Findings on the subjective perception of sleep quality in gynecological patients during the postoperative period
Ponzanelli EP, Vega RA
Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 362-366
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: hospitalization alters sleep quality (SQ), due
to individual and environmental factors, especially in patients
undergoing gynecological surgeries.
Objective: evaluate SQ
in patients who undergo gynecological surgeries that require
hospitalization and identify influencing factors.
Material and
methods: an observational, longitudinal study was conducted
on 35 gynecological patients in a private Hospital in Mexico
City. Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) was
used to measure SQ, and visual analog scale (VAS) was used
to measure pain. Measures were taken pre and postoperative.
Differences in these measures were analyzed across different
types of gynecological surgeries.
Results: postoperative pain
significantly increased (p = 0.0185), but overall SQ didn’t
change significantly (p = 0.1039). Nevertheless, patients who
underwent hysterectomy procedures reported a significantly
worse SQ compared to patients who underwent other
gynecological surgical procedures (p = 0.0227). A directly
proportional relationship was found between the number of
surgical drainages and nurse night visits (p=0.001), but this
did not affect subjective SQ.
Conclusions: hysterectomized
patients were associated with a worse SQ in the immediate
postoperative period. Postoperative pain, nurse night visits
and surgical drains did not influence the postoperative SQ
perception. Improving preoperative sleep hygiene and stress
management, particularly for hysterectomy patients, may
enhance postoperative recovery.
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