Injury, Sleep, and Functional Outcome in Hospital Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Problem

Uninterrupted nighttime sleep is associated with better cognition and functional outcomes in healthy adults, but the relationship between sleep and functional outcome in individuals hospitalized with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains to be clarified.

Objective

The aims of this study were to (1) describe nighttime rest-activity variables-wake bouts (counts), total wake time (minutes), and sleep efficiency (SE) (percentage; time asleep/time in bed)-in people on a neuroscience step-down unit (NSDU) post-TBI and (2) describe the association between injury and nighttime rest-activity on post-TBI functional outcome (using Functional Independence Measure [FIM] at discharge from inpatient care).

Methods

This study is a cross-sectional, descriptive pilot stud

SUBMITTER: Williams ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6788776 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature