Abstract Purpose of Review Poor sleep and delirium are common in older patients but
recognition and management are challenging, particularly in the intensive care unit (ICU) …

Classifying sleep stages in real-time represents considerable potential, for instance in
enabling interactive noise masking in noisy environments when persons are in a state of …

Background Delirium is a deleterious condition affecting up to 60% of patients in the surgical
ICU (SICU). Few SICU-focused delirium interventions have been implemented, including …

Objective: To implement scientific evidence-based best practices for noise control in an adult
ICU. Methods: This was an evidence-based implementation project of best practices in noise …

Background Sleep disruption, a common symptom among patients requiring cardiovascular
surgery, is a potential risk factor for the development of postoperative delirium. Postoperative …

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated renewed interest in the psychological rehabilitation
needs of patients admitted to intensive care units. While the availability of embedded …

Abstract Purpose of Review This article introduces fundamental concepts in circadian
biology and the neuroscience of sleep, reviews recent studies characterizing circadian …

Background and purpose Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome with a wide range of
possible causes and multiple complications in patients admitted to intensive care units. It is …

Aim of the study The primary purpose was to examine sleep difficulties and delirium in the
Intensive and Intermediate Care Unit. Secondarily, factors impacting night-time sleep …

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of nursing care interventions applied at night on the
sleep quality and sleep effort of intensive care patients. This study is descriptive and cross …