Affini MI, Arora VM, Gulati J, Mason N, Klein A, Cho HJ, Clarke K, Lee V, McDaniel LM, Orlov NM. Defining existing practices to support the sleep of hospitalized patients: A mixed-methods study of top-ranked hospitals.
J Hosp Med 2022;
17:633-638. [PMID:
35854665 PMCID:
PMC9544101 DOI:
10.1002/jhm.12917]
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to understand the existing practices and attitudes regarding inpatient sleep at the 2020 US News and World Report (USNWR) Honor Roll pediatric (n = 10) and adult (n = 20) hospitals. Section chiefs of Hospital Medicine from these institutions were surveyed and interviewed between June and August 2021. Among 23 of 30 surveyed physician leaders (response rate = 77%), 96% (n = 22) rated patient sleep as important, but only 43% (n = 10) were satisfied with their institutions' efforts. A total of 96% (n = 22) of institutions lack sleep equity practices. Fewer than half (48%) of top hospitals have sleep-friendly practices, with the most common practices including reducing overnight vital sign monitoring (43%), decreasing ambient light in the wards (43%), adjusting lab and medication schedules (35%), and implementing quiet hours (30%). Major themes from qualitative interviews included: importance of universal sleep-friendly cultures, environmental changes, and external incentives to improve patient sleep.
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