Evaluation of Risk Factors of Sleep Quality in Intensive Care Unit

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sleep disturbances and delirium in surgical ICU patients. The study set up to test the hypothesis that the occurrence of delirium is associated to the alteration of sleep quality and quantity observed in the critically ill patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Sleep Disorders Confusion Delirium Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurocognitive Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Intensive care Unit S.giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy

About this study

Sleep disorders are an important clinical entity affecting outcome in respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic and psychiatric disorders and exacting a potentially significant toll on patients at both a personal and socio-economic level.Delirium is a common organ dysfunction in the critically ill patients characterized by an acute onset of impaired cognitive function [REF] associated with prolonged ICU and hospital stay, nosocomial pneumonia, and death.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adult, postsurgical patients who needed mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hr admitted to the general ICU

Exclusion criteria

Defined a priori
Were history of chronic dementia, psychosis, mental retardation, stroke syndrome or other primary neurologic disease
Patient refusal to participate
Alcohol and drug abuse.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Turin, Italy

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Risk Factors of Sleep Quality in Critically Ill Patients

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Jul 26, 2007
Registry last updated: Jun 4, 2008

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