Effect of vitamin D on sleep quality in hemodialysis patients

Introduction: Quality of sleep is among the factors that affect the improvement of life quality. The previous studies showed that 50%-80% of hemodialysis patients experience sleeping disturbances. Additionally, dialysis patients commonly experience vitamin D deficiency. Objectives: We aimed to determine the impact of vitamin D deficiency therapy on sleep quality of hemodialysis patients. Patients and Methods: Thirty hemodialysis patients with 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) >= 5 were enrolled in this clinical trial. Patients were treated with 50000-unit vitamin D per week for 12 weeks. After treatment, the PSQI score was recalculated for each patient. Results: Nineteen out of 30 patients (63.3%) were men and 11(36.7%) were women, with a mean age of 56.7 +/- 14.3 years. The mean of vitamin D level was 18.61 +/- 6.32 ng/mL before treatment and 41.14 +/- 9.62 ng/mL after the treatment. The mean of PSQI score at the start of study was 9.97 and after treatment with vitamin D3, it was 9.47 (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Treatment of vitamin D deficiency did not have any effect on the sleep quality according to the PSQI score in hemodialysis patients.