Samra Kainat, Tazvin Ijaz.
Relationship between anger, suicidal ideation and sleep disturbance in patients on haemodialysis treatment in Sheikhupura, Pakistan..
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;70(1):139-42.

The cross-sectional co-relational study was conducted to identify the anger, suicidal ideation and sleep disturbance in end-stage renal failure patients having haemodialysis treatment in Punjab city of Sheikhupura, Pakistan, from March to September 2017. Data was collected using Anger Expression Scale, Suicidal Ideation Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index along with demographic information proforma. SPSS 21 was used for data analysis.Of the70 patients, 38(54.3%) were males and 32(45.7%) were females. The patients had significant positive relationship between suicidal ideation and sleep disturbance (p<0.05), while sleep disturbance (p<0.001) emerged as a positive predictor of suicidal ideation. Significant positive correlation between anger inward and suicidal ideation (p<0.05) was found (p<.05). There were non-significant mean differences between the various age groups on the scores of anger, sleep disturbance and suicidal ideation (p>0.05 each). There was a significant positive association between sleep disturbance and suicidal ideation.

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