Effects of critical care unit noise on the subjective quality of sleep

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-551

  Topf, Margaret ^a   Bookman, Margaret ^b   Arand, Donna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Priv Pract and Medication Mgmt   (United States)

^c KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDING; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP, REM; TAPE RECORDING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030226564     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1996.22315.x     Document Type: Article

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