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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2019 Sep-Oct;34(5):390–398. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000593

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics (N=173)

Domain Variables Mean (SD) / N (%)
Demographic Characteristics Age 60.35 (16.07)
Male (%) 113 (65.3%)
White 110 (64.6%)
Clinical Characteristics Charlson Comorbidity Index 2.45 (1.52)
Body Mass Index 30.72 (8.03)
NYHA Classification
I 5 (2.9%)
II 95 (54.9%)
III 61 (35.3%)
IV 12 (6.9%)
Bodily Pain 8.02 (2.72)
Nighttime Sleep Characteristics Sleep Duration
 Sleep Duration – PSQI (min) 387.10 (100.5)
 Total Sleep Time – ACT (min) 378.7 (88.6)
 Total Sleep Time – PSG (min) 323.6 (96.6)
Sleep Continuity
 Sleep Efficiency – PSQI 80.07 (17.70)
 Sleep Efficiency – ACT 76.74 (12.86)
 Sleep Efficiency – PSG 71.01 (16.25)
 Sleep Fragmentation – ACT 42.24 (21.27)
 Sleep Latency – PSG 20.92 (27.06)
 Sleep Latency – ACT 29.36 (37.84)
Sleep Quality
 Sleep Quality – PSQI 1.39 (0.85)
 Insomnia Symptoms Total (DIMS) 1.73 (1.38)
Frequency of Sleep Medications
None 133 (76.9%)
Less than Once per week 5 (2.9%)
Once or Twice per week 5 (2.9%)
Three or More times per week 30 (17.3%)
Pain Medications
Acetaminophen 29 (16.8%)
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory 4 (3.31%)
Gabapentin 6 (3.47%)
Daytime Sleep Characteristics
Daytime Sleepiness (ESS) 8.31 (4.34)
Fatigue 29.80 (14.62)
Frequency of Naps over 4 days 2.72 (2.41)
Snooze Time – ACT 17.61 (18.38)

Note. NYHA: New York Heart Association, PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, ACT: Wrist Actigraphy (3 ACT nights average), PSG: Polysomnography (1 PSG night), ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale