The effect of modified night lighting on sleep characteristics, and activity levels among admitted inpatients.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Inpatient sleep and activity levels; Public Health - Health service research; Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000616673
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

Patients admitted to one of six RBWH wards recruited to a larger cluster randomised controlled trial (registration ID: ACTRN12614000615684) studying the effect of modified night lighting on inpatient falls.

Exclusion Criteria

We will exclude patients who have been in the ward for longer than 30 days or are due to be discharged within the following 3 days.

We will also exclude patients that have provided data for the current study in a previous month (on any wards).

Patients with known cognitive impairment will be excluded, as an important element of this observational study is to capture data on participant subjective experience of the sleep environment, on sleep quality and on disruptions. Self-report data of this nature could be unreliable in cognitively impaired populations.

Due to lack of multi-language versions of the scales used in this study, we will also exclude patients who are not fluent in English.

Lastly, we will exclude patients who are unstable or too unwell to participate.

Patient eligibility will be established by the study research officer (SRO) in consultation with the ward nurse manager or shift coordinator at each recruitment point (a calendar month).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified