The importance of the intensive care unit environment in sleep—A study with healthy participants

L Reinke, M Haveman, S Horsten… - Journal of Sleep …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep disruption is common among intensive care unit patients, with potentially detrimental
consequences. Environmental factors are thought to play a central role in ICU sleep …

Study of sleep quality among patients admitted to the respiratory intensive care unit

DM Magdy, A Metwally, HA Makhlouf - Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2019 - Springer
Background Several factors may cause sleep disruption among critically ill patients.
Determination of these factors that interfere with patients' quality of sleep is very important in …

Associations between stressors and difficulty sleeping in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a cohort study

RC Miranda-Ackerman, M Lira-Trujillo… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) experience sleep disruption
caused by a variety of conditions, such as staff activities, alarms on monitors, and overall …

The effects of mechanical ventilation on the quality of sleep of hospitalised patients in the Intensive Care Unit

H Locihová, K Žiaková - … Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 2018 - sciendo.com
Aim: To examine the effects of mechanical ventilation on the quality of sleep in patients in
the intensive care unit (ICU) using recent and relevant literature. Methods: To verify the …

[PDF][PDF] Sleep Quality and Related Factors in Surgical Intensive Care Patients.

ZK Özkan, F Dığınq, E Kalaycı - Journal of Turkish Sleep Medicine, 2023 - researchgate.net
Objective: This study determined the sleep quality of surgical intensive care patients and the
affecting factors. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted from April …

Patients' perceptions of sleep in a Critical Care Unit

L Carrera-Hernández, E Aizpitarte-Pejenaute… - … Intensiva (English ed.), 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction and objectives Patients' sleep can be disturbed during their stay in an Intensive
Care Unit. Many factors can explain this disturbance, both within the ICU environment and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of eye mask on sleep quality in patients of coronary care unit

F Mashayekhi, M Arab, M Pilevarzadeh, M Amiri… - Sleep …, 2013 - sleepscience.org.br
OBJECTIVES: Patients in coronary care unit (CCU) are at risk of sleep deprivation. This
study investigated effects of eye mask on sleep quality in patients of CCU in Southeast of …

Perception of night‐time sleep by surgical patients in an intensive care unit

A Nicolas, E Aizpitarte, A Iruarrizaga… - Nursing in critical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The night‐time sleep of patients hospitalized in intensive care is a very
important feature within the health or disease process, as it has a direct repercussion on …

Sleep quality and daytime sleepiness among Polish anaesthesiologists and intensivists

ŁJ Krzych, P Piekiełko, A Baca, A Długosz… - Journal of Critical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose We aimed to investigate sleep quality (SQ), daytime sleepiness (DS), and their
relation with subject-and work-related factors among Polish anaesthesiologists. Methods …

Efficacy of controlling night‐time noise and activities to improve patients' sleep quality in a surgical intensive care unit

SY Li, TJ Wang, SF Vivienne Wu… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. The aim of the study was to test the efficacy of sleep care guidelines for controlling night‐
time noise and improving sleep quality of patients in a surgical intensive care unit …