ArticleNursing in critical care2023
Sleep in cardiac arrest survivors.
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- Cardiac Arrest Survivors' Perspectives to Inform the Co-Design of a Web-Based Support and Learning Platform: Qualitative Content Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Organisations supporting cardiac arrest survivors: An exploratory survey of organisational structures and activities.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) among cardiac arrest survivors - A Rasch evaluation study.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Sleep disorders after cardiac arrest: Prevalence and relation with cognitive function.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Sleep in cardiac arrest survivors.Nursing in critical care · 2023Article
- Is insomnia associated with self-reported health and life satisfaction in cardiac arrest survivors? A cross-sectional survey.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundInsomnia, sleep apnoea and sleep loss are risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases. Most research on sleep disturbances includes patients with heart failure, while the role of sleep in sudden cardiac arrest survivors (SCA) has been only partially investigated and understood. Sleep-related breathing disorders and obstructive sleep apnoea increase illness and mortality in the aftermath of SCA. Also, post-traumatic stress is evident in SCA survivors, where sleep disruptions are some of the main symptoms of the condition. Consequently, it is important to identify sleep problems in SCA survivors at an early stage to avoid unnecessary suffering.
aimThe aim of this study was to investigate registered nurses' perceptions of SCA survivors' sleep, both in hospital and after discharge. STUDY
designThis was an explorative interview study with a phenomenographic approach. Nineteen registered nurses (RNs) varying in age, sex and years in the profession participated.
findingsThe nurses' perceptions of SCA survivors' sleep were categorized as: "The observer - noticing behaviours, emotions and habits of the patient that affect sleep", "The oblivious witness - attitudes that hinder the ability to recognise sleep behaviours", and "The practitioner - advising and medicating for sleep". The outcome space showed that the nurses detected both obvious and subtle signs relating to patients' sleep. However, attitudes hindering the recognition of sleep behaviours were independent of acting as an observer or practitioner. If nothing unforeseen was observed, or if the patient did not spontaneously raise the subject, sleep was considered less important than other health problems in SCA survivors.
conclusionsAlthough the nurses knew that SCA survivors suffered from poor sleep, they failed to reflect on the consequences for the patient. Nurses' feelings of insufficient knowledge about sleep, as well as their omittance of sleep in the follow-up documentation could leave sleep issues unaddressed and cause unnecessary patient suffering. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Nurses need increased knowledge and training to enable them to detect subtle signs of sleep problems in SCA survivors.
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