Efficacy of Sleep Tool Education During Hospitalization: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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• 作者：Peter M. Farrehi ; MD^a ; ^{pfarrehi@umich.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Kristen R. Clore ; OTRL^b ; J. Ryan Scott ; MPH^c ; Giancarlo Vanini ; MD^c ; Daniel J. Clauw ; MD^a ; ^c
• 关键词：Health care survey ; Patient outcome assessment ; Sleep
• 刊名：The American Journal of Medicine
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：129
• 期：12
• 页码：1329.e9-1329.e17
• 全文大小：221 K

文摘

Patients are commonly provided tools in the hospital to overcome poor sleep. Whether education on use of sleep tools can impact health outcomes from a patient perspective is not known.

bsSec_2">Methods

bspara0015">We recruited 120 adults admitted to a nonintensive care unit cardiac-monitored floor. All patients received a set of sleep-enhancing tools (eye mask, ear plugs, and a white noise machine) and were randomized to receive direct education on use of and benefit of these sleep-enhancing tools (intervention), or an equal amount of time was spent discussing general benefits of sleep (control). Measurement of several symptom domains was assessed daily by health outcome survey responses, and change from baseline was assessed for differences between groups. Inpatient opioid use and length of stay were also measured.

bsSec_3">Results

bspara0020">Participants randomized to receive the education intervention had a significantly greater decrease in fatigue scores over the 3 days, compared with controls (5.30 ± 6.93 vs 1.81 ± 6.96, t = 2.32, P = .028). There was a trend toward improvements in multiple other sleep-related domains, including sleep disturbance, sleep-related impairment, physical functioning, pain severity, or pain interference (all P >.140). There was no difference in length of stay between intervention and control groups (7.40 ± 7.29 vs 7.71 ± 6.06 days, P = .996). The change in number of opioid equivalents taken did not differ use between the groups (P = .688).

bsSec_4">Conclusion

bspara0025">In a randomized trial of education in the use of sleep-enhancing tools while hospitalized, patient fatigue was significantly improved, whereas several other patient-reported outcomes showed a trend toward improvements. Implementation of this very low-cost approach to improving sleep and well-being could substantially improve the patient care experience.