Factors affecting how patients sleep in the hospital environment

British Journal of Nursing : BJN
E Reid

Abstract

Promoting an environment conductive to sleep in hospital is a challenge. Although patients may appear to sleep in hospital, it may not be refreshing or restorative. The reasons for this can be categorized into three groups: environmental, physiological and psychological. These factors can work concomitantly, making sleep virtually impossible for some patients. Nurses can help their patients by understanding what influences sleep patterns and acting on this knowledge. This may include a variety of interventions, from allowing patients to carry out their own bedtime routine, to explaining to elderly people how their sleeping patterns changes with age.

References

Feb 6, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·C M Shapiro, M J Flanigan
Feb 13, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·J Waterhouse
Feb 27, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·J R Stradling
Mar 27, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·G E Berrios, C M Shapiro
Apr 24, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·C Idzikowski, C M Shapiro
May 22, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·P M Calverley, C M Shapiro
May 29, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·C G Swift, C M Shapiro
Jun 5, 1993·BMJ : British Medical Journal·C M ShapiroM R Hussain

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 20, 2005·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Orhan DoganSelma Dogan
May 4, 2012·Chest·Saiprakash B Venkateshiah, Nancy A Collop
Sep 17, 2015·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Linda GellerstedtMonica Rydell Karlsson
Jul 22, 2008·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing·G J Gerrit de NietG J M Giel Hutschemaekers
Jan 24, 2007·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Chau Yuen LeeSheila Twinn
Aug 7, 2012·Nursing Forum·Meryem YilmazHesna Gurler
Aug 8, 2015·Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences·Martin Salzmann-EriksonSandra Pousette
Mar 31, 2015·HERD·Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, Yilin Song
Apr 17, 2013·British Journal of Nursing : BJN·Jamie MackrillMichelle England
Aug 22, 2003·Critical Care Nursing Quarterly·Vicky L Honkus
Apr 25, 2014·The Journal of Nursing Administration·Stephanie A Silvius-ByronJanice Fitzgerald Ulmer
Mar 31, 2005·British Journal of Nursing : BJN·Gaëtan Béphage
Jun 20, 2007·British Journal of Nursing : BJN·Glynis Collis Pellatt
Mar 19, 2004·British Journal of Nursing : BJN·Helen Scott
Feb 10, 2018·Psychiatry Investigation·Seockhoon ChungChangnam Kim
Mar 22, 2013·Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P·Shíntia Viana da Costa, Maria Filomena Ceolim
Jun 20, 2021·Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung·Chuan T FooAlan C Young

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.