The Effect of Cardiopulmonary Symptoms and Sleep on Fatigue in Pneumoconiosis Patients

Young Mee Lee

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Lee: The Effect of Cardiopulmonary Symptoms and Sleep on Fatigue in Pneumoconiosis Patients

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2011; 22(4): 458-464.

Published online: 4 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2011.22.4.458

The Effect of Cardiopulmonary Symptoms and Sleep on Fatigue in Pneumoconiosis Patients

Young Mee Lee

Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Samcheok Second Campus, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Lee, Young-Mee, Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University Samcheok Second Campus, Hwangjo-ri, Dogye-eup, Samcheok 245-907, Korea. Tel: 82-33-540-3361, ymlee@kangwon.ac.kr

Received 30 November 2011 Revised 10 December 2011 Accepted 15 December 2011

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cardiopulmonary symptoms and sleep on fatigue in pneumoconiosis patients.

Methods

Self-administered questionnaires were given to 211 neumoconiosis patients during the period from May 12 to May 20, 2010.

Results

The mean score of fatigue was as high as 6.7. The level of fatigue depended on the subjects' leisure activity and complication. Fatigue was significantly correlated with cardiopulmonary symptoms and sleep. The influential factors affecting fatigue were cardiopulmonary symptoms, complication, sleep and leisure activity, which explained about 46.5% of the variance.

Conclusion

The results of this study indicate that nursing interventions are needed to reduce fatigue and to improve cardiopulmonary symptoms and insomnia in pneumoconiosis patients.

Keywords: Pneumoconiosis, Sleep, Fatigue

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Differences of Fatigue to General Characteristics (N=211)

^†Scheffe' test.

Table 2

Levels of Cardiopulmonary Symptoms, Sleep and Fatigue (N=211)

Table 3

Correlation among Cardiopulmonary Symptoms, Sleep and Fatigue (N=211)

Table 4

Variables influencing Fatigue (N=211)

Adj. R²=Adjusted R².

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