Response themes | % Patients (n) | Representative quote |
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In your own words, why is sleep important? | ||
Energy for daily activities and proper functioning | 51 (19) | “Sleep helps me function properly during the day.” |
Healing and recovery | 46 (17) | “Sleep is important because the body needs to rest, and if not, you can get sick.” |
Medication adherence | 3 (1) | “[Sleep is important] so I can get up and not be tired, go do my daily activities, a little bit of exercise, eat on time and take my meds.” |
Proper exercise and eating habits | 3 (1) | |
Public safety (i.e., driving) | 3 (1) | “You’ve got to make sure you get enough sleep because it might be dangerous if you don’t. If you don’t and then you go driving, you could get into an accident.” |
In your own words, how can you improve sleep in the hospital? | ||
Ask care team 3 provided I-SLEEP questions | 32 (12) | “I will ask [the care team] the three questions for sure and try to get everything done all at once during the night.” |
Avoid nighttime disruptions | 24 (9) | “I have tools now to come up with a plan and discuss moving forward how to avoid getting disturbed at night.” |
Establish regular sleep routine/sleep hours | 11 (4) | “Important to get rest, limit people going in and out of the room… to establish a normal sleep routine.” |
Increase sleep comfort | 5 (2) | “I need to get as comfortable as possible to get 8 hours of sleep.” |
Not possible to improve sleep in the hospital | 3 (1) | “At home I can control my sleep. Here, I’m on ‘their’ time so sleep cannot be improved here.” |