Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are vulnerable to sleep deprivation. Disrupted
sleep in critically ill settings is accompanied by increased morbidity and mortality. Many …

Background: Sleep is one of the basic human needs and sleep deprivation causes
numerous undesirable effects on the human body and mind, especially in the intensive care …

Aim This study aims to assess the effect of using a combination of eye mask and earplugs on
the perceived quality of sleep among patients admitted to intensive care units. Design …

Introduction: Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) have severe and complex disease
characteristics and their sleep problems should not be ignored. Poor-quality sleep is …

Effect of Nighttime Earplugs and Eye Masks on Sleep Quality in Intensive Care Unit Patients -
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Sleep disruption is common in patients admitted to the ICU. Patients treated in the ICU are
also exposed to high sound levels and cite noise as a substantial contributor to sleep …

Abstract Background and Aim: One of the most important problems of patients admitted to
intensive care units (ICU) is their sleep quality. In these units, there are various visual and …

Background. Poor sleep quality is common in the intensive care unit (ICU), where several
factors including environmental factors contribute to sleep deprivation. Objective. This study …

Sleep is an important step in the recovery process of patients in the ICU. Poor sleep quality
is one of the events that prolongs the patient's stay in the ICU. Sleep disturbances in critically …

Intensive care unit (ICU) environment has a very strong and unavoidable negative impact on
patients' sleep. Sleep deprivation in ICU patients has been already studied and negative …