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Assessment of sleep in hospital patients: a review of methods

1988; Wiley; Volume: 13; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2648.1988.tb02857.x

1365-2648

S. José Closs,

Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Since sleep and healing appear to be associated, achieving the optimum quality of sleep among hospital patients should be a priority for both clinical nurses and researchers. This paper discusses various methods of sleep assessment which may be used by those intending to conduct research in this field.