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Improving Sleep Quality and Quantity in Hospitalized Patients With Melatonin: A Quality Improvement Project at HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) Oak Hill Hospital.

Tong Ren, Alisher Hamidullah, Sophia Samaranayake, Alexander Answine, Salman Muddassir, Rahul Mhaskar, Olu Oyesanmi, Mohamad Eid

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Tong RenDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, USA.
Alisher HamidullahInternal Medicine, Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.
Sophia SamaranayakeHCA (Hospital Corporation of America) Healthcare/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine GME (Graduate Medical Education), Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.
Alexander AnswineInternal Medicine, Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.
Salman MuddassirHCA (Hospital Corporation of America) Healthcare/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine GME (Graduate Medical Education), Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.
Rahul MhaskarInternal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
Olu OyesanmiInternal Medicine, Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.
Mohamad EidInternal Medicine, Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of melatonin in improving sleep quality among hospitalized patients. Researchers assessed sleep parameters, including duration, latency (time to fall asleep), awakenings, and subjective quality, before and after melatonin administration. Results showed significant improvement after melatonin across all measures, with increased sleep duration, faster sleep onset, fewer awakenings, and better reported sleep quality. These findings suggest melatonin supplementation as a potential strategy to enhance sleep in hospitalized patients.

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clinical sleep interventionshospital patient well-beingmelatoninsleep latency reductionsleep quality

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PMID41625925
PMCPMC12858040

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