135 I ranian Rehabilitation Journal March 2023, Volume 21, Number 1 Research Paper Sleep Disorder Among Patients With Chronic Liver Disease Firas Al-aboudy 1* , Hasan Baiee 2 , Rasha Azeez 1 1. Department of Nursing, Al-Toosi University College, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf, Iraq. 2. Department of Nursing, Hila University College, Babylon, Iraq. * Corresponding Author: Firas Al-aboudy Address: Department of Nursing, Al-Toosi University College, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf, Iraq. Tel: +96 (47) 801510733 E-mail: firas.kanawy@altoosi.edu.iq Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the sleep characteristics among patients with chronic liver diseases (CLDs) and find the relationship between variables of their demographic and sleep disorder. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was designed to achieve the stated goals of patients with CLD in the Al-Najaf Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Al-Sadr Medical City from November 1, 2020, to June 1, 2021. The sample was selected from 120 adult patients ≥18 years using non-probability sampling (purposeful) with CLD (disease duration of six months or more) . The questionnaire consisted of two socio-demographic parts with clinical data (18 items) and a general health questionnaire (28 items) with 4 implicit subscales, including insomnia and anxiety level. Results: There was a strong significant relationship between sleep disorder and age (P=0.001), occupational status (P=0.001), daily activity (P=0.001), BMI (P=0.001), and duration of disease (P=0.001), gender (P=0.021), educational level (P=0.04), marital status (P=0.049), and type of disease (P=0.01). However, there was no significant relationship between sleep disorder and the remaining demographic and clinical data. Discussion: In conclusion, there is a relationship between the sleep disorder of CLD patients and their socio-demographic data. There is a strong significant relationship between patients’ physical status and their sleep disorder (P=0.001). This result means that the disease has a significant effect on sleep. A B S T R A C T Article info: Received: 10 Nov 2022 Accepted: 16 Jan 2023 Available Online: 01 Mar 2023 Keywords: Chronic liver disease, Sleep disorder, Gastroenterology, Hepatology Citation Al-aboudy F, Baiee, H, Azeez, R. Sleep Disorder Among Patients With Chronic Liver Disease. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal. 2023; 21(1):135-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/irj.21.1.1944 http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/irj.21.1.1944 Use your device to scan and read the article online