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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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Source: Nursing Open Published:2024


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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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