Filip Bellon1, Veronica Mora-Noya2, Roland Pastells-Peiró3, Eva Abad-Corpa4, Montserrat Gea-Sánchez5, Teresa Moreno-Casbas6. 1. GESEC group, Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida. Montserrat Roig, 25198 Lleida, Spain; Healthcare Research Group (GRECS), Institute of Biomedical Research in Lleida (IRBLleida), Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 80, 25198 Lleida, Spain. Electronic address: filip.bellon@udl.cat. 2. Department of formation and research, Foundation "Hospital de Campdevànol", Ctra, de Gombrèn, s/n, 17530 Campdevànol, Girona, Spain. 3. GESEC group, Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida. Montserrat Roig, 25198 Lleida, Spain; Healthcare Research Group (GRECS), Institute of Biomedical Research in Lleida (IRBLleida), Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 80, 25198 Lleida, Spain. Electronic address: roland.pastells@udl.cat. 4. University of Murcia-Murcia Health Service (IMIB-Arrixaca), Campus Universitario, 1, 30100 Murcia, Spain; Biomedical Research Center for Fragility and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: eva.abad@um.es. 5. GESEC group, Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida. Montserrat Roig, 25198 Lleida, Spain; Healthcare Research Group (GRECS), Institute of Biomedical Research in Lleida (IRBLleida), Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 80, 25198 Lleida, Spain; Biomedical Research Center for Fragility and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: montse.gea@udl.cat. 6. Nursing and Healthcare Research Unit (Investén-isciii), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 5. Pabellón 13, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Biomedical Research Center for Fragility and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Av. Monforte de Lemos, 5. Pabellón 11, 28029 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: mmoreno@isciii.es.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of interventions that could be performed by nurses to improve the sleep quality of hospitalized patients in acute and semi-acute units. DESIGN: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and narrative synthesis. DATA SOURCES: Seven electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL Plus, Scopus, ISI WoS, CENTRAL, PsycInfo, and Embase) were accessed on 20 May 2019 with a temporal limit of 10 years prior. REVIEW METHODS: Original research studies of interventions that could be delivered by nurses to improve sleep quality during hospitalization in acute and semi-acute units were included. Study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were performed by two independent reviewers. RESULTS: Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. The interventions carried out in the trials were classified into four categories of measurement: environmental, physical, behavioural, and combined. Fourteen studies obtained statistically significant improvements; two showed a blend of significant and non-significant improvements; and one reported non-significant results. However, only four trials of the seventeen were judged as having a low risk of bias. CONCLUSIONS: Overall evidence about interventions that could be performed by nurses to improve perceived sleep quality in hospitalized patients was found to be positive, and no negative effects were reported. However, higher quality research using both subjective and objective measures is needed, in order to strengthen the evidence.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of interventions that could be performed by nurses to improve the sleep quality of hospitalized patients in acute and semi-acute units. DESIGN: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and narrative synthesis. DATA SOURCES: Seven electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL Plus, Scopus, ISI WoS, CENTRAL, PsycInfo, and Embase) were accessed on 20 May 2019 with a temporal limit of 10 years prior. REVIEW METHODS: Original research studies of interventions that could be delivered by nurses to improve sleep quality during hospitalization in acute and semi-acute units were included. Study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were performed by two independent reviewers. RESULTS: Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. The interventions carried out in the trials were classified into four categories of measurement: environmental, physical, behavioural, and combined. Fourteen studies obtained statistically significant improvements; two showed a blend of significant and non-significant improvements; and one reported non-significant results. However, only four trials of the seventeen were judged as having a low risk of bias. CONCLUSIONS: Overall evidence about interventions that could be performed by nurses to improve perceived sleep quality in hospitalized patients was found to be positive, and no negative effects were reported. However, higher quality research using both subjective and objective measures is needed, in order to strengthen the evidence.