Eye masks and earplugs improve patient's perception of sleep

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 247-254

  Jones, Catherine ^a   Dawson, Deborah ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Ear plugs; Eye masks; Noise; Sleep; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICE; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PERCEPTION; SLEEP; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PERCEPTION; SLEEP;

EID: 84865303684     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2012.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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