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Effects of earplugs and eye masks on nocturnal sleep, melatonin and cortisol in a simulated intensive care unit environment

INTRODUCTION: Environmental stimulus, especially noise and light, is thought to disrupt sleep in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study aimed to determine the physiological and psychological effects of ICU noise and light, and of earplugs and eye masks, used in these conditions in hea...

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Autores principales: Hu, Rong-fang, Jiang, Xiao-ying, Zeng, Yi-ming, Chen, Xiao-yang, Zhang, You-hua
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2887188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20398302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc8965