The Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Patients’ Pain Level, Mood, and Overall Hospital Satisfaction

Authors

Ryan Gengler, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Christine Hober, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Classification

Empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

Objective: To identify the correlation between sleep deprivation and patient pain, mood, and satisfaction of stay. Design: Quasi-experimental, Descriptive Setting: Hays Medical Center Acute Care Unit Participants: Acute Care patients of Western Rural Kansas Methods: During their hospital treatment, patients will be subcategorized into two groups. One group will have nighttime disturbances limited to three events per night. The other group will have no changes to their nighttime treatment. Patients will then receive surveys to collect data on pain level, mood, and satisfaction of hospital stay. They will receive these surveys on day one, day three, and the day of discharge. Results/Conclusion: Pending results and data collection.

Department/Program

Nursing

Submission Type

online only poster

DOI

10.58809/VQWU1211

Date

4-22-2020

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

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Recommended Citation

Gengler, Ryan and Hober, Christine (2020) "The Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Patients’ Pain Level, Mood, and Overall Hospital Satisfaction," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2020, Article 27.
DOI: 10.58809/VQWU1211
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2020/iss2020/27