While many interventions have targeted hospital staff to improve sleep, few have been successful, and often suffer from limited adherence to staff protocols. Given preliminary data that suggests that empowered patients are more likely to obtain better sleep and have objectively lower noise levels in their rooms, it is plausible that partnering directly with patients can mitigate sleep loss and improve health outcomes. Patients will be randomized to receive the I-SLEEP education and empowerment program and test the effectiveness of this program on patient sleep and health outcome in the hospital and post-discharge. The aim of the project is to reduce environmental, healthcare-related, and patient-related factors that disrupt sleep of hospitalized patients by use of patient education and empowerment intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
256
Group to receive a 5 minute video about typical hospital sleep disruptions and what they can do to prevent them, as well as a brochure outlining the importance of sleep
Patients receive a small pouch that includes an eye mask, ear plugs, and headphones, all to be used to aid in falling/staying asleep
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Karolinska Sleep Log - Sleep Times
A self-reported measure of time spent sleeping, time it took to fall asleep, etc.
Time frame: Through stay in the hospital until discharge, usually 2-3 days
Frequency of Sleep Disruptions in the Hospital Setting
Administered to obtain a subjective view of typical disruptions to sleep such as bed comfort, room temperature, and pain. Items will also assess the disruptions that are caused by healthcare, such as vital signs, medication administration, and lab-work. This survey includes an item on how disruptive noise was to the patient's sleep, broken down into as many sources of hospital noise as possible.
Time frame: Through stay in the hospital until discharge, usually 2-3 days
Patients Who Report Talking to Clinicians About Their Healthcare
Measure of number of patients who advocate for their sleep by making lifestyle changes, including speaking to their clinicians to reduce nighttime disruptions
Time frame: Through stay in the hospital until discharge, usually 2-3 days
Number of nighttime disruptions to sleep
Measure of disruptions patients receive between 11 PM and 7 AM, determined by hospital hand sanitizer stations outside doors and electronic health record audits
Time frame: Through stay in the hospital until discharge, usually 2-3 days
Karolinska Sleep Log - Outcomes of Sleep
Subjective quality of sleep as determined by scales such as "On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most, how refreshed did you feel upon waking up this morning?"
Time frame: Through stay in the hospital until discharge, usually 2-3 days
Actigraphy - Objective Measure of Sleep Duration
Actiwatch Spectrum Pros used to determine sleep duration
Time frame: During stay at the hospital, for a week after, and for a week three months after discharge
Actigraphy - Objective Measure of Sleep Quality
Actiwatch Spectrum Pros used to determine sleep quality
Time frame: During stay at the hospital, for a week after, and for a week three months after discharge
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