Sleep Promotion among Critically Ill Patients: Earplugs/Eye Mask versus Ocean Sound-A Randomized Controlled Trial Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor sleep quality is common in the intensive care unit (ICU), where several factors including environmental factors contribute to sleep deprivation.

Objective

This study aims to assess and compare the effectiveness of earplugs and eye mask versus ocean sound on sleep quality among ICU patients.

Design

A true experimental crossover design was used. Setting. Medical ICU of the Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Mullana, India. Participants. Sixty-eight patients admitted in the medical ICU were randomly allocated by lottery methods into group 1 and group 2.

Methods

Nocturnal nine-hour (10 : 00 pm to 7 : 00 am) for a four-night period were measured. Earplugs and eye mask versus ocean sound were cro

SUBMITTER: Chaudhary A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7773452 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature