International Journal of Medicine and Medical Science Research  Vol. 2(2), pp. 014-018, March 2014 ©2014 Academe Research Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of nursing hospital routines on the pattern, quantity and quality of sleep among hospitalized patients in Ibadan

Odetola, Titilayo Dorothy* and Adejumo, Mary

Department of Nursing, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: odetolatitilayo@yahoo.com. Tel: 08055410093, 08060227398.

Accepted 6 January, 2014

Abstract

Studies have shown that when sleep is reduced, the individual becomes more irritable, tired and aggressive, more likely to have confused reactions and reduced pain tolerance level. This was a descriptive study designed to determine the effects of nurses’ hospital routines on client’s sleeping pattern among hospitalized patients in Ibadan. Respondents were selected from five different units that cut across various health conditions using a purposeful sampling method. The data were collected from the respondents using a 34 item questionnaire. The questions were coded and analyzed using frequency distribution, student t-test and Pearson correlation. The result revealed that a mean of 53.1400 of the total number of respondents reported quality sleep pattern before hospitalization compared with the mean of 15.2633 respondents who reported sleep quality during hospitalization which shows that there is a significant difference in sleep pattern before and during hospitalization. This study provided an opportunity for nurses to appreciate the importance of sleep (both in quality and quantity) especially for hospitalized patients as a vital contribution to recovery and the need for a thorough assessment of patients’ sleep pattern which is an important indicator of improving health or otherwise when clients are hospitalized.

Key words: Sleep pattern, hospitalization, nursing routine activities.