ArticleAcute and critical care2023
Factors influencing sleep quality in the intensive care unit: a descriptive pilot study in Korea.
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- Electroencephalography-based evaluation of the impact of night-time nursing care on sleep during intensive care unit administration after cardiac surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sleep Quality and Disruptive Factors in Intensive Care Units: A Comparison Between Mechanically Ventilated and Spontaneously Breathing Patients.Nursing in critical care · 2025Observational
- Translation and Validation of the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire for Intensive Care Unit Patients in Morocco: Reliability and Validity Assessment.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- Comparing single-patient and multi-patient room intensive care units: a multicenter cohort study on architectural differences and clinical significance in South Korea.Acute and critical care · 2025Article
- Impact of Noninvasive Ventilation on Quality of Sleep among Patients Admitted to the Critical Care Unit.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025Article
- Could fever dreams influence sleep in intensive care units?Acute and critical care · 2024Article
- Sleep Quality and Its Associated Factors among Adult Patients Admitted in the Intensive Care Units of Public Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAs sleep disturbances are common in the intensive care unit (ICU), this study assessed the sleep quality in the ICU and identified barriers to sleep.
methodsPatients admitted to the ICUs of a tertiary hospital between June 2022 and December 2022 who were not mechanically ventilated at enrollment were included. The quality of sleep (QoS) at home was assessed on a visual analog scale as part of an eight-item survey, while the QoS in the ICU was evaluated using the Korean version of the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (K-RCSQ). Good QoS was defined by a score of ≥50.
resultsOf the 30 patients in the study, 19 reported a QoS score <50. The Spearman correlation coefficient showed no meaningful relationship between the QoS at home and the overall K-RCSQ QoS score in the ICU (r=0.16, P=0.40). The most common barriers to sleep were physical discomfort (43%), being awoken for procedures (43%), and feeling unwell (37%); environmental factors including noise (30%) and light (13%) were also identified sources of sleep disruption. Physical discomfort (median [interquartile range]: 32 [28.0-38.0] vs. 69 [42.0-80.0], P=0.004), being awoken for procedures (36 [20.0-48.0] vs. 54 [36.0-80.0], P=0.04), and feeling unwell (31 [18.0-42.0] vs. 54 [40.0-76.0], P=0.01) were associated with lower K-RCSQ scores.
conclusionsIn the ICU, physical discomfort, patient care interactions, and feeling unwell were identified as barriers to sleep.
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