ArticleInternational journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care2024
The silent threat: investigating sleep disturbances in hospitalized patients.
Article in International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Low-dose dexmedetomidine improves postoperative sleep and pain in gynecological surgery: a randomized trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Trial
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- The Influence of Hospitalization and Nursing Interventions on Inpatients' Sleep Quality: A Multicenter Observational Study.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2026Observational
- Nursing champions to promote evidence-based in-hospital sleep: a qualitative descriptive study.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2026Article
- Evidence-based sleep promotion in acute care from the perspective of nursing staff: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
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- Insomnia Among Caregivers of Hospitalized Patients in Medical-Surgical Wards: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2025Article
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- The correlation of sleep disorders with postoperative outcomes in spine surgery: A narrative review.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Therapeutic back massage: A nonpharmacological approach to enhance sleep quality in orthopedic patients.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- At the Intersection of Pain and Sleep: a Roadmap for Preclinical Pain Research.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Sleep disruptions in the hospital setting can have adverse effects on patient safety and well-being, leading to complications like delirium and prolonged recovery. This study aimed to comprehensively assess the factors influencing sleep disturbances in hospital wards, with a comparison of the sleep quality of patients staying in single rooms to those in shared rooms. A mixed-methods approach was used to examine patient-reported sleep quality and sleep disruption factors, in conjunction with objective noise measurements, across seven inpatient wards at an acute tertiary public hospital in Sydney, Australia. The most disruptive factor to sleep in the hospital was noise, ranked as 'very disruptive' by 20% of patients, followed by acute health conditions (11%) and nursing interventions (10%). Patients in shared rooms experienced the most disturbed sleep, with 51% reporting 'poor' or 'very poor' sleep quality. In contrast, only 17% of the patients in single rooms reported the same. Notably, sound levels in shared rooms surpassed 100 dB, highlighting the potential for significant sleep disturbances in shared patient accommodation settings. The results of this study provide a comprehensive overview of the sleep-related challenges faced by patients in hospital, particularly those staying in shared rooms. The insights from this study offer guidance for targeted healthcare improvements to minimize disruptions and enhance the quality of sleep for hospitalized patients.
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