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Published on: January 26, 2019

Improving sleep for hospital inpatients: a best practice implementation project.

Rosalind Elliott1,2,3, Julia K Pilowsky3,4, Felicity Dick-Smith1

  • 1Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Summary

Hospital sleep quality for patients did not improve with a new assessment scale and guideline. While sound perception decreased, low scale use and documentation burden were key barriers to implementation.

Keywords:
health facility environmentimplementationpatient-reported outcome measurespractice guidelinesleep protocol

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Published on: January 26, 2019

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Experience
  • Evidence Implementation

Background:

  • Hospitalized patients frequently experience sleep disruption, hindering recovery.
  • Previous interventions often overlook context-specific implementation factors, limiting sleep improvement.
  • Effective strategies require addressing both patient needs and healthcare provider workflows.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance patient sleep quality in hospitals.
  • Implement a standardized patient self-report sleep assessment scale.
  • Introduce a comprehensive, evidence-based nocturnal sleep guideline.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the JBI Evidence Implementation Framework across two acute care wards.
  • Collected data via patient self-reports and semi-structured interviews with clinical staff.
  • Employed the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) to tailor the implementation strategy.

Main Results:

  • Patient-reported sleep quality remained unchanged.
  • Perception of sound levels significantly decreased post-implementation.
  • Low adoption of the sleep assessment scale, with nurses citing documentation burden as a barrier.
  • Physicians were largely unaware of the implemented tools.

Conclusions:

  • Despite low uptake of the sleep assessment scale, practice changes related to sound reduction were observed.
  • Addressing documentation burden is crucial for the successful adoption of sleep improvement tools.
  • Further research is needed to optimize implementation strategies for hospital sleep guidelines.