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
Hossein Bagheri,
Fatemeh Norouzi,
Maryam Maleki,
Somayeh Rezaie,
Shahrbanoo Goli,
Hossein Ebrahimi,
Abbas Mardani
Affiliations
Hossein Bagheri
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud Iran
Fatemeh Norouzi
Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud Iran
Maryam Maleki
Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Somayeh Rezaie
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud Iran
Shahrbanoo Goli
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud Iran
Hossein Ebrahimi
Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud Iran
Abbas Mardani
Department of Medical‐Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Zanjan University of Medical Sciences Zanjan Iran
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.
