ArticleJournal of hospital medicine2023
Sleep and circadian disruptors: Unhealthy noise and light levels for hospitalized pediatric patients.
Article in Journal of hospital medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06468618 (Developing Restful Environments and Management Strategies for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Developing Restful Environments and Management Strategies for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Patients
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Recent Evidence on Factors and Potential Interventions Affecting Patient Sleep in Inpatient and Hospital Settings.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Effect of nurse-led individualized noise nursing intervention on sleep comfort and pain relief in terminally ill patients undergoing palliative care.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Factors influencing the pediatric hospitalization experience: a narrative review with recommendations for improvement.Translational pediatrics · 2025Review
- How to Improve the Sleep of Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: Family and Staff Focus Groups.Transplantation and cellular therapy · 2025Article
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- Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the hospital-acquired insomnia scale (HAIS) and analysis of influencing factors.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Improving the Recovery of Haemato-Oncological Inpatients by Implementing a Multifaceted Noise Control Programme.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
Noise and light levels during hospitalizations can disrupt sleep and circadian health, resulting in worsened health outcomes. This study describes patterns of noise and light for inpatient children undergoing stem cell transplants. Objective meters tracked noise and light levels every minute for 6 months. Median overnight sound was 55 dB (equivalent to conversational speech). There were 3.4 loud noises (>80 dB) per night on average. Children spent 62% of the 24-h cycle in nonoptimal lighting, with daytime light dimmer than recommended 98% of the time. Over the 6-month period, the lowest overnight noise level recorded exceeded World Health Organization recommendations for sleep, with frequent spikes into ranges known to cause wakings. During the day, children were rarely exposed to light sufficient to preserve healthy circadian rhythms. Hospitals should address systematic environmental and workflow disruptors to improve the sleep and circadian health of patients, particularly those already at elevated risk for health morbidities.
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