Sleep disturbance after burn injury.
This study describes sleep disturbance and related factors in a group of 74 patients at 1 week after discharge using a sleep problems questionnaire developed by the authors. Results indicated that a significant proportion of patients reported a problem with their sleep (73%). Several items were identified as highly prevalent, including frequent nighttime awakenings (87%), napping during the daytime (65%), sleeping alone (64%), experiencing pain during the night (62%), and difficulties with sleep onset (62%). Results suggest numerous possible interventions to improve patients' sleep quality. The usefulness of a more extensive questionnaire was also indicated.
Boeve
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University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA.
Aaron
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LA
Martin-Herz
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Peterson
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A
Cain
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Heimbach
D M
DM
Patterson
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DR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors