Burn injuries are a complex medical condition associated with negative physical and
emotional consequences including disturbances in sleep. The goals of this systematic …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES Despite the known adverse effects of sleep deprivation on
recovery from illness, studies have shown that sleep deprivation remains an incompletely …

Abstract Objective Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) represents a novel pneumonia
leading to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Recent studies documented that …

Importance Although inadequate sleep has a proven negative association with health care
outcomes, to date, no large-scale studies have examined sleep in general hospital wards …

Abstract Purpose The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a self-reported questionnaire
that measures sleep quality during the previous month. The aims of this study were to …

Background Sleep is an inseparable part of human health and life, which is crucial in
learning, practice, as well as physical and mental health. It affects the capacity of individual …

Background Sound levels in intensive care units can be high. Unfortunately, high levels of
sound tend to result in poor sleep quality, which leads to slower healing, poorer immune …

Objectives Hospitalized patients are vulnerable to sleep disturbances because of
environmental stresses including noise. While most previous studies on hospital noise and …

Methods. Eligible patients were community-dwelling ambulatory adults older than 50 years
who were not transferred from the intensive care unit and enrolled in an ongoing study of …

Sleep disturbances and fatigue are significant problems for critically ill patients. Existing
sleep disorders, underlying medical/surgical conditions, environmental factors, stress …