Quality and Quantity of Sleep and Factors Associated With Sleep Disturbance in Hospitalized Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although inadequate sleep has a proven negative association with health care outcomes, to date, no large-scale studies have examined sleep in general hospital wards.

Objectives

To assess the subjective quantity and quality of sleep and to identify the hospital-related factors associated with sleep disturbances in hospitalized patients.

Design

For this nationwide, single-day, multicenter, cross-sectional, observational study, which took place on February 22, 2017, all hospitals in the Netherlands were encouraged by word of mouth and conventional and social media to participate in this study. A total of 39 hospitals participated. Included patients were at least 18 years of age, were able to give informed consent, and had spent at least 1 night in a regular-ca

SUBMITTER: Wesselius HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142965 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature