Background: Sleep is required for many reasons: to rest mind and body, prevent fatigue, conserve energy and to cope with daily stress. Inadequate amount of sleep decreases the concentration, ability to make judgment and increases irritability.

Aims and objectives: The study aim to assess the quality of sleep and perceived sleep distractors among the adult patients in selected hospital, Haryana. The objectives of the study were to assess the quality of sleep and perceived sleep distractors among the adult patients, determine relationship between quality of sleep and perceived sleep distractors and to find out the association with selected variables.

Material and methods: It was a Quantitative Non– Experimental study. The study includes adult patients who were between age group of 18–65 years, hospitalized minimum for 7days, willing to participate in the study and who were present at the time of data collection. Data was collected by interview technique. A total of 150 patients were selected from surgical, orthopedic and medical wards to participate in the study 50 patients from each ward. Total 150 adult patients were selected using convenience sampling technique. Reliability of the tools was calculated by test– retest method to confirm the stability of the tool. The data was collected by Modified Standardized Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Structured Perceived Sleep Distractors Performa.

Results: Majority of the adult patients (87%) were married and less than half (45%) were home maker and 31% of adult patients were employed. Nearly half of the adult patients (54%) were non–literate and (55%) were having income <10,000 rupees. Most of the adult patients (67%) were living in nuclear families and (67%) were suffering from acute illness. More than half (57%) of adult patients were living in rural area. Majority of them (78%) were hospitalized in between 7–14 days and (77%) were not taking a day time nap. Most of the adult patients (68.7%) were having poor quality of sleep and nearly 1/3^rd (31.3%) of the adult patients were having good quality of sleep. Majority (92.6%) of the adult patients perceived sleep distractors as mild distraction, only (0.7%) adult patients perceived sleep as moderate distraction. Majority of the adult patients (96%) in surgical ward as well as orthopedic ward perceived sleep distractors as mild distraction. Only (16.7%) adult patients always perceived pain as sleep distractors. All the adult patients (100%) never perceived humidity, ventilation, banging of doors, trolley wheels, sweeping/dusting and monitor alarm as perceived sleep distractors. There is moderate positive relationship between quality of sleep score and perceived sleep distractors score among adult patients. In the present study age, living place, type of present illness and what time have you usually gotten up in the morning had significant association with quality of sleep scores of adult patients. Also age and employment status and what time have you usually gotten up in the morning and department had significant association with perceived sleep distractors score of adult patients.

Conclusion: The study provides a complete picture of the quality of sleep and their relationship with perceived sleep distractors in the hospital settings. Most of the adult patients had poor quality of sleep and most of them perceived mild sleep distractions.