Hospitalized patients seldom have a night of quality sleep. Inadequate sleep adversely affects various physiologic systems, such as respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, immunity, wound healing, and insulin metabolism. It also increases the risk of fall incidents, delirium, and death. Moreover, inadequate sleep has emotional and mental sequelae, such as mood disorders, impaired cognitive performance, and pain perception.
Commonly used pharmacologic agents for improving sleep in hospitalized patients include benzodiazepines and melatonin, but research points out that their benefits do not outweigh their side effects. Thus, non-pharmacologic interventions are perhaps the need of the hour! A study has determined the efficacy of a combination of non-pharmacologic interventions in improving sleep quality and quantity in a cohort of hospitalized patients. ##Study participants## .## ##Study…
