EFFICACY OF EARPLUGS AND EYE MASK ON QUALITY OF SLEEP IN CARDIAC SURGICAL PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Mrs Vidhya P; Mrs Jessy Mathew; Mrs S Gita

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

EFFICACY OF EARPLUGS AND EYE MASK ON QUALITY OF SLEEP IN CARDIAC SURGICAL PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Mrs Vidhya P, Mrs Jessy Mathew, Mrs S Gita

Abstract :

Introduction: Adequate sleep is essential to survival of all mammals. Sleep provides necessary restorative, protective, and energy–conserving functions. Sleep abnormalities occur frequently in the Intensive care units (ICU) and the important role sleep may play in recovery of ICU patients is just beginning to be explored. Studies have proved that light and noise are barriers to good sleep in a constantly active ICU environment. The critical care nurse has the responsibility to promote sleep in ICU patients to aid in their recovery. This study was conducted with the aim to assess the efficacy of earplugs and eye mask on quality of sleep at night among patients in cardiac surgical ICU . Materials and methods : In this randomized controlled trial 60 adult cardiac surgery patients were selected using consecutive sampling followed by computer generated randomization.. Experimental group wore earplugs and eye mask during post operative nights while control group received routine care. Richard Campbell Sleep Questionnaire was used to assess the quality of sleep. Data was analyzed using SPSS 20. Results: Comparison of mean sleep scores in both the groups revealed statistically significant results (p value=0.0001) which extrapolates that the quality of sleep in experimental group increased due to the use of ear plugs and eye mask. Conclusion : The study concluded that use of earplugs and eye mask is an effective sleep promotion strategy in intensive care unit patients Recommendations: Further research on the use of earplug and eye mask is recommended in different settings including heterogeneous population and objective sleep assessment. Confounding variables like pain, anxiety and severity of illness may be included in future research