Objective: In the intensive care unit (ICU), prolonged inactivity is common, increasing
patients' risk for adverse outcomes, including ICU-acquired weakness. Hence, interventions …

Patients in the ICU often sleep poorly for various reasons, which may predispose to delirium.
We previously conducted a clinical trial in which we tested the efficacy of ramelteon, a …

OBJECTIVES: Sleep is a biological mandate with an integral role in optimizing functions that
maintain psychological and physical health. During critical illness, however, sleep may be …

Aims To explore nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices related to improving
hospitalized patients' sleep. Design Integrative review. Data Sources We searched CINAHL …

Aim The aim of the study was to compare the effects of massage interventions on sleep
quality among patients in the adult critical care unit. Background Massage interventions …

Background Sleep amongst intensive care patients is reduced and highly fragmented which
may adversely impact on recovery. The current challenge for Intensive Care clinicians is …

Sleep is fundamental for everyday functioning, yet it is often negatively impacted in critically
ill patients by the intensive care setting. With a focus on the neurological intensive care unit …

Sleep disruption is common in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients, but measuring
sleep in this population is challenging. We aimed to evaluate the utility of actigraphy for …

Introduction–To measure sleep in the intensive care unit (ICU), full polysomnography is
impractical, while activity monitoring and subjective assessments are severely confounded …

Objectives To characterize the day-night activity patterns of children after major surgery and
describe differences in children's activity patterns between the pediatric intensive care unit …