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The Effect of Increasing Duration of Family Members' Presence on Sleep Status in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome in Cardiac Care Unit: A Randomized Controlled Trial Publisher Pubmed



Bagheri H1 ; Norouzi F2 ; Maleki M3 ; Rezaie S1 ; Goli S4 ; Ebrahimi H5 ; Mardani A6
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  1. 1. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
  2. 2. Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
  5. 5. Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Source: Nursing Open Published:2024


Abstract

Aim: To investigate the effect of increasing duration of family members' presence on sleep status in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) admitted to the cardiac care unit. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: Ninety patients with ACS randomly assigned into two groups. No intervention was performed in control group. In the intervention group, the time of family members presence was changed from 1 h per day to 2 h per day from the second to the fourth day. Then, ST Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire was completed by the patients every day during the study. Results: The patients in the intervention group had statistically significantly better sleep status during the course of intervention compared to the control group. Patient or Public Contribution: The increasing duration of family members' presence can improve the sleep quality and quantity of ACS patients. © 2024 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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