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This study investigated the association between sleep quality and blood pressure control among hypertensive patients in Southern Nigeria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A rural tertiary hospital in Southern Nigeria, April to June 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>250 systematically selected hypertensive adults. Participants completed a validated semistructured interviewer-administered questionnaire to assess their sleep patterns, including sleep duration, self-reported trouble sleeping and a history of clinical diagnosis of sleep disorders. Sleep patterns were categorised as restorative (healthy) or non-restorative (unhealthy). The blood pressure of respondents was checked and categorised as controlled (&lt;140\/90\u2009mm Hg) or uncontrolled (\u2265140\/90\u2009mm Hg). Data were analysed descriptively using SPSS V.24.0<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Quality of sleep and blood pressure control.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Respondents had a mean age of 51.5\u00b110.0 years, with the majority being female (156, 62.4%), married (135, 54.0%) and belonging to the Esan tribe (125, 50.0%). The prevalence of restorative sleep was 36%, while the blood pressure control rate was 23.6%. An association was found between restorative sleep and blood pressure control (adjusted OR =4.38; 95% CI=2.37\u20138.10; p&lt;0.0001). Respondents aged \u226560 years had 3.5 times higher odds of experiencing non-restorative sleep than those aged \u226440 years (aOR=3.46; 95%\u2009CI=1.37\u20138.74; p=0.009).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study found an association between poor quality sleep and poor blood pressure control. Incorporating sleep assessments and interventions into comprehensive hypertension management strategies could be explored as a possible approach to improve sleep quality and enhance blood pressure control.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial registration number<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PACTR202301917477205.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2023-079774","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,8]],"date-time":"2024-03-08T21:56:27Z","timestamp":1709934987000},"page":"e079774","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Association between sleep quality and blood pressure control among hypertensive patients at a rural tertiary hospital in Southern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5301-1983","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tijani Idris Ahmad","family":"Oseni","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Family Medicine, Edo State University Uzairue, Iyamho, Nigeria"},{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Edo State University Teaching Hospital Auchi, Auchi, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ndifreke Ekpo","family":"Udonwa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Family Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Afiong Oboko","family":"Oku","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Community Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Moyosore Taiwo","family":"Makinde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Family Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Felix","family":"Archibong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121407155091000_14.3.e079774.1","unstructured":"World Health Organization . 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