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Impatient for Inpatient Sleep: Treating Sleep Disturbances in the Hospital Setting

Impatient for Inpatient Sleep: Treating Sleep Disturbances in the Hospital Setting Curr Sleep Medicine Rep (2017) 3:333–341 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40675-017-0098-8 INSOMNIA AND PHARMACOTHERAPY (H ATTARIAN AND M KAY-STACEY, SECTION EDITORS) Impatient for Inpatient Sleep: Treating Sleep Disturbances in the Hospital Setting 1,2 3 David N. Neubauer & Sapna R. Kudchadkar Published online: 13 November 2017 Springer International Publishing AG 2017 Abstract should help minimize nighttime sleep disruption in hospitalized Purpose of Review Disturbed sleep and sleep deprivation are patients. common complaints among inpatients; however, limited re- . . . search has targeted this population to investigate primary Keywords Sleep disturbance Insomnia Inpatient causes and solutions, and no comprehensive guidelines ad- Hospitalization Hypnotics dress this widespread problem. Recent Findings Many factors contribute to inpatient sleep difficulty. Key environmental sources are excess noise and Introduction light. The use of earplugs and eye masks are supported by some studies. Attempts to reduce disturbing light and noise Rarely do hospitalized patients achieve optimum nighttime on hospital units have been helpful. Schedule modifications sleep. With admission to a hospital comes a multitude of fac- that limit awakenings for measurements and medications also tors conspiring to undermine restorative sleep that would be so have been shown to be beneficial. Patients with inpatient sleep welcome to enhance well-being, improve http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Sleep Medicine Reports Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2017 by Springer International Publishing AG
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Medicine & Public Health; Internal Medicine; General Practice / Family Medicine; Otorhinolaryngology; Neurology; Cardiology; Psychiatry
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10.1007/s40675-017-0098-8
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Curr Sleep Medicine Rep (2017) 3:333–341 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40675-017-0098-8 INSOMNIA AND PHARMACOTHERAPY (H ATTARIAN AND M KAY-STACEY, SECTION EDITORS) Impatient for Inpatient Sleep: Treating Sleep Disturbances in the Hospital Setting 1,2 3 David N. Neubauer & Sapna R. Kudchadkar Published online: 13 November 2017 Springer International Publishing AG 2017 Abstract should help minimize nighttime sleep disruption in hospitalized Purpose of Review Disturbed sleep and sleep deprivation are patients. common complaints among inpatients; however, limited re- . . . search has targeted this population to investigate primary Keywords Sleep disturbance Insomnia Inpatient causes and solutions, and no comprehensive guidelines ad- Hospitalization Hypnotics dress this widespread problem. Recent Findings Many factors contribute to inpatient sleep difficulty. Key environmental sources are excess noise and Introduction light. The use of earplugs and eye masks are supported by some studies. Attempts to reduce disturbing light and noise Rarely do hospitalized patients achieve optimum nighttime on hospital units have been helpful. Schedule modifications sleep. With admission to a hospital comes a multitude of fac- that limit awakenings for measurements and medications also tors conspiring to undermine restorative sleep that would be so have been shown to be beneficial. Patients with inpatient sleep welcome to enhance well-being, improve

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Published: Nov 13, 2017

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