Efficacy of controlling night-time noise and activities to improve patients' sleep quality in a surgical intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 396-407

  Li, Shu Yen ^a   Wang, Tsae Jyy ^b   Vivienne Wu, Shu F ^b   Liang, Shu Yuan ^b   Tung, Heng Hsin ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Noise; Nurses; Nursing; Sleep care guidelines; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78651255379     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03507.x     Document Type: Article

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