Factors affecting sleep quality in Intensive Care Units.

Objective: To report sleep quality and identify related factors.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was made with a convenience sample of 129 patients. The differences between 3 periods were evaluated using the Wilcoxon test and Spearman correlation r.

Factors affecting sleep quality in Intensive Care Units.

Objective: To report sleep quality and identify related factors.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was made with a convenience sample of 129 patients. The differences between 3periods were evaluated using the Wilcoxon test and Spearman correlation r.

Psychometric evaluation of the Freedman questionnaire to assess sleep in critical patients.

Aim: A study was made of the psychometric characteristics of the modified Freedman questionnaire to assess sleep in critical patients.

Design: A psychometric study was carried out, with content validity being explored by a group of experts, and internal consistency based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Factor analysis was performed to explore construct validity, and stability was assessed by test-retest analysis.

[Ten-year evolution of mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure in the hematogical patient admitted to the intensive care unit].

Objective: A comparison was made between invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in haematological patients with acute respiratory failure.

Design: A retrospective observational study was made from 2001 to December 2011.

Setting: A clinical-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) in a tertiary hospital.