Lack of sleep is a large problem for many patients in hospitals. Common causes are nuisances by light and sound. Especially with critically ill patients in the Intensive Care unit (ICU), Medium Care Unit (MCU) and Cardiac Care Unit (CCU), who are are monitored intensively, a lack of sleep often occurs. Patients with a lack of sleep more offer suffer from delirium, are more often anxious and stressed, and have a longer length of stay in the hospital. Also, patients' lack of sleep enhances nurses workloads during nightshifts. Because of this, there is a strong need for innovative devices which aim to limit the light and sound nuisances and thereby enhance patients' quality of sleep in the ICU, MC and CCU. The Maya is a special "cover" which can be placed over the head of the bed. As a result patients are able to limit light and sound nuisances and enhance their privacy. With this pilot-study we aim to determine: * The feasibility and experiences of patients and healthcare professionals with the Maya. * To determine the effect size of dependent variables which can be used in future studies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
The Maya is a cover which can be placed over the end of the patients bed. The Maya aims to reduce light and sound nuisances and enhance patients' privacy
Quality of sleep
patients' quality of sleep is measured once a day with the Richard Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ); (minimum score 0 = worst sleep - maximum score 100 = best sleep)
Time frame: up to six days
NRS sleep
Patients' sleep is measured once a day with the sleep numeric rating scale (NRS sleep); (minimum score 0 = worst sleep - maximum score 10 = best sleep)
Time frame: up to six days
Anxiety
Patients' anxiety is measured once a day with the Daily Assesment of symptoms of Anxiety (DAS-A); (minimum score 0 = no anxiety - maximum score 24 = a lot of anxiety)
Time frame: up to six days
NRS Stress
Patients' stress is measured once a day with the stress numeric rating scale (NRS-stress); (minimum score 0 = no stress - maximum score 10 = most imaginable stress)
Time frame: up to six days
Arousal
patients' arousal is measured once a day with the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS); (minimum score -5 = no reaction - maximum score = 4 very agitated)
Time frame: up to six days
Delirium CCU
CCU patients' delirium is measured once a day with the delirium observation scale (DOSS); (minimum score 0 = no delirium; a score of \>= 3 means delirium; maximum score 65)
Time frame: up to six days
Delirium ICU/MC
ICU/MC patients' delirium is measured once a day with the Intensive Care Delirium Checklist (ICDSC); (minimum score 0 = no delirium; a score of 1 - 3 means subsyndromal delirium; a score of 4 - 8 means delirium; maximum score 8)
Time frame: up to seven days
Light
Light level (LUX). This will be measured with a validated application on a mobile phone
Time frame: up to six days
Sound
Sound levels (decibel). This will be measured with a validated application on a mobile phone
Time frame: up to six days
Hart rate
hart rate is measured with a heart rate monitor and reported every two hours as beats per minute (BPM)
Time frame: up to six days
Respiratory rate
Respiratory rate is measured every two hours with a respiratory rate monitor and reported as rate per minute
Time frame: up to six days
oxygen saturation
Oxygen saturation is measured every two hours with a oxygen saturation monitor and reported as a percentage
Time frame: up to six days
Blood pressure
Blood pressure is measured every two hours with a intra-arterial catheter or a bloodpressure cuff and reported as diastolic value and systolic value (mmHg)
Time frame: up to six days
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