Effect of sleep hygiene educational program on sleep quality among patients with depression

Background: Depression and sleep are closely connected. A majority of people with depression experience sleep issues. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of sleep hygiene educational program on sleep quality among patients with depression .Setting: The study was conducted at inpatient of Neuropsychiatric Department of Tanta University Hospital. Research design: Quasi-experimental study design (single-group pre/posttest) was utilized in this study. Subjects: A convenient sample of 50 patients with depression according to DSM-5. Tools that used in the study data were a socio-demographic and clinical characteristics Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI),and Beck Depression Inventory. Results: There is a highly statistically significant positive correlation between sleep quality index score and total depression among the studied patients at pre, immediately & 3 months post program. The study concluded that sleep hygiene educational program improved sleep quality of patients with depression. Recommendations: Sleep hygiene educational program must be a part of broader primary prevention strategies for psychiatric disorders, especially depression.