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Sleep Quality and Factors Influencing Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Quality in the General Internal Medicine Inpatient Population

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  • Selina Dobing
  • Natalia Frolova
  • Finlay McAlister
  • Jennifer Ringrose

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Background: Sleep quality in hospitalized Canadian General Internal Medicine patients is not well characterized. Our goals were to characterize hospital sleep quality in this population and identify potentially modifiable barriers to good sleep. Methods: GIM inpatients at a quaternary centre in Edmonton, Canada completed a survey, including the Verran-Snyder Halpern (VSH) questionnaire, to characterize the previous night’s sleep within 48 hours prior to discharge. A chart review was also completed to assess comorbidities, discharge diagnoses, and pharmaceutical sleep aid use. Results: Patients reported significantly worse nighttime sleep duration in hospital compared with home (mean 5.5 versus 7.0 hours per night, p

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  • Selina Dobing & Natalia Frolova & Finlay McAlister & Jennifer Ringrose, 2016. "Sleep Quality and Factors Influencing Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Quality in the General Internal Medicine Inpatient Population," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(6), pages 1-6, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0156735
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156735
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