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Effectiveness of using eye mask and earplugs on sleep length and quality among intensive care patients: A quasi‐experimental study
Author(s) -
Bani Younis Mohammad K.,
Hayajneh Ferial A.,
Alduraidi Hamza
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12740
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , sleep quality , intensive care , physical therapy , insomnia , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , computer science , operating system
Aim This study aims to assess the effect of using a combination of eye mask and earplugs on the perceived quality of sleep among patients admitted to intensive care units. Design Control group, pretest and posttest, quasi‐experimental design was used. Methods Data were collected from 103 intensive care patients in two governmental hospitals in Jordan. The participants were assigned either an experimental or a control group. The experimental group participants received routine care in the first night and used the eye mask and earplug during their sleep in the second night. Control group participants, on the other hand, received routine care only in both nights. The number of hours slept was reported by nurses, and the perceived quality of sleep was self‐reported by participants using the Richards‐Campbell Sleep Scale. Results Experimental group participants slept more hours and reported significantly better perceived quality of sleep after the use of eye mask and earplugs, as compared both with themselves in the first night and with control group participants. Conclusion Combining eye masks and earplugs is effective in prolonging the sleep of intensive care patients and improving its quality.