Patients' Sleep at the Intensive Care Unit

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The primary objective of this study is to evaluate patient-nurse reliability and agreement of the Richards-Campbell sleep questionnaire (RCSQ) in a population of medical intensive care unit patients.

Detailed Description
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The main instrument of this research is the Richards Campbell Sleeping Questionnaire (RCSQ) regarding patients' overnight sleep quality. This questionnaire is given to complete to eligible patients between 7 am and 10 am. The same questionnaire is given to the night-shift nurse between 7 am and 7:30 am, who was taking care of that particular patient overnight. This RCQS assessment is based solely on each nurse´s perception of the patient´s sleep quality last night. Neither the nurse nor the patient know each other´s RCSQ response.

Official Title
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Patients' Sleep at the Intensive Care Unit

Conditions
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Sleep Quality of ICU Patients

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Richards-Campbell Sleeping Questionnaire (RCSQ)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: ICU patients Age 18 years and older Glasgow coma scale 15 Exclusion Criteria: Age < 18 years Glasgow coma scale < 15

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Patients<br>This study group will consist of patients hospitalized at ICU, who will be given the Richards-Campbell Sleeping Questionnaire (RCSQ) to fill in every morning between 7 am and 10 am. | Other: Richards-Campbell Sleeping Questionnaire (RCSQ)<br>* This five-item visual analogue scale was designed as an outcome measure for assessing the perception of sleep in critically ill patients. The scale evaluates perceptions of depth of sleep, sleep onset latency, number of awakenings, time spent awake, and overall sleep quality.<br>|
| Nurses<br>This study group will consist of patients hospitalized at ICU, who will be given the Richards-Campbell Sleeping Questionnaire (RCSQ) to fill in every morning between 7 am and 7:30 am. | Other: Richards-Campbell Sleeping Questionnaire (RCSQ)<br>* This five-item visual analogue scale was designed as an outcome measure for assessing the perception of sleep in critically ill patients. The scale evaluates perceptions of depth of sleep, sleep onset latency, number of awakenings, time spent awake, and overall sleep quality.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient-nurse inter-rater reliability | The inter-rater reliability between the evaluation of sleep quality performed by the patient and the nurse, as per Richards-Campbell Sleeping Questionnaire (RCSQ) score achieved, will be assessed. The RCSQ tool is used to assess a total of five dimensions pertaining to sleep, each of which is evaluated on a scale of 0 to 100. | 30 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient sleep quality | The quality of patient sleep will be evaluated using the achieved Richards-Campbell Sleeping Questionnaire (RCSQ) scores. The RCSQ tool is used to assess a total of five dimensions pertaining to sleep, each of which is evaluated on a scale of 0 to 100. | 30 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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sleep, intensive care unit, patient, nurse, inter-rater reliability, Richards-Campbell sleeping questionnaire