Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Oct 2015
The influence of care interventions on the continuity of sleep of intensive care unit patients.
to identify care interventions, performed by the health team, and their influence on the continuity of sleep of patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. ⋯ it was identified that the health care interventions can harm the sleep of ICU patients. It is recommended that health professionals rethink the planning of interventions according to the individual demand of the patients, with the diversification of schedules and introduction of new practices to improve the quality of sleep of Intensive Care Unit patients.