Objective:

To know the disturbances and/or sleep disorders in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease patients.

Material and Method:

A search was made in the Google Scholar, Scielo, Science Direct, PubMed and Scopus databases. Scientific articles in Spanish and English and full-text available were included. Those articles dealing with sleep disorders in patients on pre-dialysis and renal replacement therapy were analyzed: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis and Renal Transplantation.

Results:

30 articles published between 2013 and 2018 were included. Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease have a high prevalence of sleep disturbances, reaching a prevalence of almost 90% in patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, and 62% in patients with renal transplantation; and between 44% and 77% in the pre-dialysis stage. The most frequent sleep disorders found were: insomnia, restless legs syndrome, sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies and its combination were found as main measures and treatments for sleep disorders in these patients.

Conclusions:

Sleep disorders have a high prevalence in patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease, both in pre-dialysis and in renal replacement therapy; being the most frequent insomnia, restless legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness. Among the most influential risk factors include: anxiety and depression, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, respiratory problems and dialysis time.