Intervention to reduce the impact of light and noise on sleep in an emergency department observation area

Intervention to reduce the impact of light and noise on sleep in an emergency department observation area

To study quality of patient rest before and after an intervention to reduce nighttime light and noise in the emergency department observation area of an urban hospital. Quasi-experimental study in 2 groups before and after the intervention in the observation area of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona....

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Published in:Emergencias : revista de la Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Emergencias Vol. 29; no. 1; p. 39
Main Authors: Villamor Ordozgoiti, Alberto, Priu Parra, Inmaculada, España Salvador, María Carmen, Torres Valdés, Constancia, Bas Ciutad, María Pilar, Ponce Quílez, María Rosa
Format: Journal Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Spain 01-02-2017
Subjects:
Emergency Service, Hospital
Health Facility Environment
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Light - adverse effects
Night Care - methods
Noise - adverse effects
Polysomnography
Sleep
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires
Luz
Nursing care
Emergency department
Sleep
Noise
Light
Cuidados nocturnos
Sueño
Ruido
Cuidados Enfermeros
Urgencias
Night care
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Summary:To study quality of patient rest before and after an intervention to reduce nighttime light and noise in the emergency department observation area of an urban hospital. Quasi-experimental study in 2 groups before and after the intervention in the observation area of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. We administered a questionnaire about the quality of nighttime rest to assess the effect of light and noise on sleep. Light and noise were reduced by means of structural changes to the environment and through the introduction of protocols to modify how care plans were carried out at night. Fifty nurses participated in the pre-intervention study and 371 in the post-intervention study. Seventy-two percent and 91.37% of the patients reported resting well before and after the intervention, respectively (P< .001). Factors like pain, nursing care, or daytime naps do not affect sleep quality. Nighttime rest in emergency department observation areas is affected by ambient light and noise more than by other variables. Reducing light and noise at night can measurably improve patients' rest.
ISSN:2386-5857