Hospitalized patients frequently have disordered and poor-quality sleep due to a variety of
both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. These include frequent nighttime intrusions, insomnia …

Objectives To describe sleep duration and work characteristics among registered nurses
(“nurses”) across health care settings and unit types and determine the association between …

Background Patients in a critical care unit sleep quite poorly even when they appear to be
sleeping. Sleep is light and fragmented. Acute lack of sleep causes patients suffering in the …

Aim To identify if complementary interventions impacted on conscious intensive care
patients' perception of stress factors and quality of sleep. Research methodology A non …

Sleep is important to health and recovery from illness, but is known to be difficult in hospital.
This article describes a quality improvement project conducted on 18 wards in acute …

Objective: Evidence-based guidelines recommend promoting sleep in the Intensive Care
Unit (ICU), yet many patients experience poor sleep quality. We sought to engage allied …

Light, noise, and interruptions from hospital staff lead to frequent awakenings and
detrimental changes to sleep quantity and quality for children who are hospitalized and their …

Promoting an environment conducive to sleep in hospital is a challenge. Although patients
may appear to sleep in hospital, it may not be refreshing or restorative. The reasons for this …

Although the functions of sleep are not clearly understood, it is generally accepted that it is
necessary for the maintenance of good health, and that the need for sleep increases with …

Background Sleep is vital for recovery during hospital stay. Many sleep-promoting
interventions have been investigated in the past. Nurses seem to overestimate their patients …