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Sleep disturbances and fatigue in critically ill patients.
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Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Efficacy of Eye Masks and Earplugs Interventions for Sleep Promotion in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Melatonin for the promotion of sleep in adults in the intensive care unit.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Propofol for the promotion of sleep in adults in the intensive care unit.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- A randomized trial of I-SLEEP: A patient education and empowerment intervention on inpatient sleep duration and medical sleep disruptions.Journal of hospital medicine · 2026Trial
- Effects of a program to reduce fatigue among sepsis survivors: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Modafinil for Promoting Wakefulness in Critically Ill Patients: Current Evidence and Perspectives.Clocks & sleep · 2025Review
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- Observational
- Sleep Quality and Disruptive Factors in Intensive Care Units: A Comparison Between Mechanically Ventilated and Spontaneously Breathing Patients.Nursing in critical care · 2025Observational
- Changes in Physical Function, Cognitive Function, Mental Health, and Sleep Quality After Cardiac Surgeries and Procedures.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Correlations between clinical insomnia and psychophysiological factors in postoperative patients discharged from the ICU: A cross-sectional study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2025Article
- Excessive Screen Time Associated with Emotional and Behavioral Problems Mediated by Sleep Disturbance Among Young Children.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Enhancing Patient Safety Through an Integrated Internet of Things Patient Care System: Large Quasi-Experimental Study on Fall Prevention.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Sleep Aid Medication Use in Patients Receiving a Hematopoietic Cell Transplant on an Inpatient Unit.Hematology/oncology and stem cell therapy · 2023Article
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- Pain Assessment with the BPS and CCPOT Behavioral Pain Scales in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Requiring Analgesia and Sedation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Safety and Feasibility Assessment of Repetitive Vascular Occlusion Stimulus (RVOS) Application to Multi-Organ Failure Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Practices and Patterns of Hourly Neurochecks: Analysis of 8,936 Patients With Neurological Injury.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2022Article
- Implementation and experience of an innovative smart patient care system: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Sleep disturbances and fatigue are significant problems for critically ill patients. Existing sleep disorders, underlying medical/surgical conditions, environmental factors, stress, medications, and other treatments all contribute to a patient's inability to sleep. Sleep disturbance and debilitating fatigue that originate during acute illness may continue months after discharge from intensive care units (ICUs). If these issues are unrecognized, lack of treatment may contribute to chronic sleep problems, impaired quality of life, and incomplete rehabilitation. A multidisciplinary approach that incorporates assessment of sleep disturbances and fatigue, environmental controls, appropriate pharmacologic management, and educational and behavioral interventions is necessary to reduce the impact of sleep disturbances and fatigue in ICU patients. Nurses are well positioned to identify issues in their own units that prevent effective patient sleep. This article will discuss the literature related to the occurrence, etiology, and risk factors of sleep disturbance and fatigue and describe assessment and management options in critically ill adults.
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