Trial reportNursing in critical care2022
Effect of earplug/eye mask on sleep and delirium in intensive care patients.
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- Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep in patients with critical illness: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of sleep-oriented non-pharmacological interventions in preventing delirium: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Croatian medical journal · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Music and Eye Masks on Sleep Quality and Delirium in Abdominal Surgery Intensive Care Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial.Nursing in critical care · 2025Trial
- Intensive Care Unit Room Characteristics and Association with the Development of Delirium.NeuroSci · 2026Article
- Effects of a multicomponent sleep enhancement protocol on delirium incidence in elderly critically ill surgical patients: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of intensive care · 2025Article
- The intersection of delirium and long-term cognition in older adults: the critical role of delirium prevention.Journal of neurology · 2025Review
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- Mechanism of cognitive impairment after laparoscopic surgery and nursing application progress based on EEG monitoring.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Central nervous injury risk factors after endovascular repair of a thoracic aortic aneurysm with type B aortic dissection.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
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- The influence of sleep disorders on perioperative neurocognitive disorders among the elderly: A narrative review.Ibrain · 2024Review
- Evaluation of the sensory environment in a large tertiary ICU.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Observational
- Circadian rhythm disturbance and delirium in ICU patients: a prospective cohort study.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Article
- Sleep during and following critical illness: A narrative review.World journal of critical care medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundEnvironmental factors such as loud sounds and bright lights in intensive care units can cause sleep disorders and delirium.
aimThe present study aims to investigate the effects of the overnight use of earplugs and eye masks by intensive care patients on their sleep quality and the degree of delirium. STUDY
designThis randomized controlled experimental study was conducted on the patients admitted to a coronary intensive care unit.
methodsThe patients in the experimental group used earplugs and eye masks during the night, while those in the control group received only routine care. Data were collected using an information form, the Richards-Campbell sleep questionnaire (RCSQ), and the intensive care delirium screening checklist (ICDSC).
resultsThe study included a total of 84 patients, 42 in the experimental group and 42 in the control group. The baseline average score of the patients in the experiment group on the RCSQ was 40.11 ± 16.55, with a Time 1 average score of 64.09 ± 14.07 and a Time 2 average score of 72.07 ± 11.75; their baseline average score on the ICDSC was 0.47 ± 0.50, with a Time 1 average score of 0.33 ± 065 and a Time 2 average score of 0.19 ± 039. The baseline average score of the patients in the control group on the RCSQ was 44.07 ± 7.30, with a Time 1 average score of 46.97 ± 9.22 and a Time 2 average score of 47.04 ± 11.53; the baseline average score of the control group on the ICDSC was 0.42 ± 0.50, with a Time 1 average score of 0.50 ± 0.70 and a Time 2 average score of 0.57 ± 0.66. A statistically significant difference was found between the Time 1 and Time 2 average scores of the experimental and control groups on the RCSQ and between the Time 2 average scores of the experimental and control groups on the ICDSC (U = 198.00, P < .001; U = 70.000, P < .001; U = 614.000, P = ·004 respectively).
conclusionsThe earplugs and eye masks used by the intensive care patients overnight were associated with an increase in sleep quality and a decrease in the degree of delirium. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The use of earplugs and eye masks is recommended for intensive care units in supporting sleep quality and preventing delirium.
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