Global Prevalence of Poor Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients, 69 Studies

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 69 studies involving 14,998 hemodialysis patients, published on figshare in 2026. The study calculates a pooled global prevalence of poor sleep quality at 64.2% and explores sources of heterogeneity through subgroup analysis and meta-regression.

Use Cases

• Estimating the global burden of poor sleep quality based on the pooled prevalence figure of 64.2%
• Conducting subgroup analyses on prevalence based on study cut-off values mentioned in the results
• Performing meta-regression to explore associations with sample size, age, and dialysis duration as described in the methods

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 69 studies with a total sample of 14,998 patients
• 55 of the included studies were rated as having a low risk of bias using the JBI critical appraisal tool
• The pooled prevalence estimate includes a 95% confidence interval (60.5–67.8%)

Limitations

• The underlying data file is a 594.6 KB DOCX document, which is a very small and limited data scope
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, requiring manual inspection after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative modeling

Provenance

Source

Gui-Fen Shi via figshare

Collection Method

Systematic literature search across seven electronic databases and meta-analysis using a random-effects model

Time Range

Literature search from database inception to October 20, 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 13:07:08

Geography

Global