2019
Pilot study: an intensive care unit sleep promotion protocol
Knauert MP, Pisani M, Redeker N, Murphy T, Araujo K, Jeon S, Yaggi H. Pilot study: an intensive care unit sleep promotion protocol. BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2019, 6: e000411. PMID: 31258916, PMCID: PMC6561389, DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPromotion protocolProtocol armUsual careSleep protocolICU sleepProtocol patientsIll patientsPrimary outcomeSleep disruptionBedside careRoom entryPatientsRoom activitiesSleep opportunityCareLength of timeProtocol effectMean ARoom disturbancesGeneralised linear modelArmTime blocksEquivalent levelsRoom entranceActivity
2017
Factors Influencing Patients' Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit: Perceptions of Patients and Clinical Staff.
Ding Q, Redeker NS, Pisani MA, Yaggi HK, Knauert MP. Factors Influencing Patients' Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit: Perceptions of Patients and Clinical Staff. American Journal Of Critical Care 2017, 26: 278-286. PMID: 28668912, PMCID: PMC5559223, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2017333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitMedical intensive care unitPatients' sleepCare unitSleep improvementIntensive care unit staffIntensive care unit environmentPerceptions of patientsAdequate sleep opportunityIll patientsBeliefs of staffClinical outcomesSleep qualityRestorative sleepUnit staffPatientsClinical staffPatient surrogatesSleepUnit environmentSleep opportunityOnly factorPatients' emotionsNonenvironmental factorsSemistructured interviews
2016
Comparing average levels and peak occurrence of overnight sound in the medical intensive care unit on A-weighted and C-weighted decibel scales
Knauert M, Jeon S, Murphy TE, Yaggi HK, Pisani MA, Redeker NS. Comparing average levels and peak occurrence of overnight sound in the medical intensive care unit on A-weighted and C-weighted decibel scales. Journal Of Critical Care 2016, 36: 1-7. PMID: 27546739, PMCID: PMC5097003, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCritical CareFacility Design and ConstructionFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNoisePatients' RoomsProspective StudiesConceptsIntensive care unitMedical intensive care unitCare unitWorld Health Organization recommendationsProspective observational studyICU patient roomsIllness severityPatient factorsMechanical ventilationObservational studyPeak occurrenceICU environmentSignificant discordanceCircadian disruptionPatient roomsDecibel scaleSound levelsEquivalent sound levelPeak measuresDeliriumLevelsMeaningful factorsSleepLow-frequency soundAverage level
2014
Feasibility study of unattended polysomnography in medical intensive care unit patients
Knauert MP, Yaggi HK, Redeker NS, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Feasibility study of unattended polysomnography in medical intensive care unit patients. Heart & Lung 2014, 43: 445-452. PMID: 25023504, PMCID: PMC4150840, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.06.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedArousalElectroencephalographyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPolysomnographySleepConceptsMedical intensive care unitPortable polysomnographySleep efficiencyMedical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsSleep deprivationOvernight sleep durationCare unit patientsObservational pilot studyIntensive care unitIndicators of feasibilityUnattended polysomnographyUnit patientsIll patientsPatients' sleepCare unitArousal indexPSG studiesSleep durationPatientsInterpretable qualityPilot studyGold standardSleepSleep stages
2004
Nocturnal care interactions with patients in critical care units.
Tamburri LM, DiBrienza R, Zozula R, Redeker NS. Nocturnal care interactions with patients in critical care units. American Journal Of Critical Care 2004, 13: 102-12; quiz 114-5. PMID: 15043238, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2004.13.2.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care unitsCare unitCare interactionsAcuity scoresCare activitiesSite of admissionSleep-promoting interventionsIntensive care unitPatient acuity scoresPatients' sleepIll patientsRetrospective reviewPatient morbidityMedical recordsPatient variablesDaily bathsLong-term effectsPatientsHealth outcomesSleep deprivationNocturnal careSleepMean numberMorbidityUninterrupted period