Quality and Quantity of Sleep and Factors Associated With Sleep Disturbance in Hospitalized Patients

This study demonstrated that the duration and quality of sleep in hospitalized patients were significantly affected and revealed many potentially modifiable hospital-related factors negatively associated with sleep. Raising... read more

Quality and Quantity of Sleep and Factors Associated With Sleep Disturbance in Hospitalized Patients

The Effect of a Quality Improvement Intervention on Perceived Sleep Quality and Cognition in the ICU

An ICU-wide quality improvement intervention to improve sleep and delirium is feasible and associated with significant improvements in perceived nighttime noise, incidence of delirium/coma, and daily delirium/coma-free status.... read more

The Effect of a Quality Improvement Intervention on Perceived Sleep Quality and Cognition in the ICU

Helping The ITU Patient Sleep

It is well-known that patients in the intensive care units do suffer from a lack of sleep and frequent sleep disturbances. So how can we help the ITU patient sleep? This is a Cochrane review looking at the efficacy of non-pharmacological... read more

Helping The ITU Patient Sleep

The association of sleep quality, delirium, and sedation status with daily participation in physical therapy in the ICU

Poor sleep is common in the ICU setting and may represent a modifiable risk factor for patient participation in ICU-based physical therapy (PT) interventions. This study evaluates the association of perceived sleep quality,... read more

The association of sleep quality, delirium, and sedation status with daily participation in physical therapy in the ICU

Anesthesiologist reaction time increased after night call

For anesthesiologists, reaction time increases after a night call, with greater increases seen in correlation with reliance on avoidance as a coping mechanism. Post-call psychomotor vigilance test mean reaction time decreased... read more

Anesthesiologist reaction time increased after night call

Sleep deprivation for 24-hour work shifts can affect heart

Sleep deprivation while working 24-hour shifts affects heart function, a new German study suggests.... read more

Sleep deprivation for 24-hour work shifts can affect heart