Effects of earplugs and eye masks on nocturnal sleep, melatonin and cortisol in a simulated intensive care unit environment

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Hu, Rong fang ^a   Jiang, Xiao ying ^a   Zeng, Yi ming ^b   Chen, Xiao yang ^b   Zhang, You hua ^c  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Second Affiliated Hospital   (China)

^c FUJIAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DEVICE THERAPY; EARPLUGS; EYE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MASK; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NIGHT SLEEP; NOISE REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; THERAPY EFFECT; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SLEEP; URINE;

ADULT; AGED; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIGHT; MALE; MASKS; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950818787     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc8965     Document Type: Article

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