"I couldn't sleep because there were people complaining about pains, the hall light was reflecting into the room, which had its door left open for some reason, and neither I nor my roommate could move ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed increased opioid use was associated with worse in-hospital sleep. Patients awakened an average of ...

If you have ever been to a hospital, either as a patient or a caregiver, you know how hard it can be to get a good night's sleep. The beeps, chatter, code alarms, and clatter that go along with ...

Hospitalized patients often experience sleep deprivation due to poorly designed hospital environments. Patients face challenges such as loud noises, poor control of ambient light, and frequent ...

A session at the SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting discussed the various inequities in sleep that persist in individuals who are incarcerated, attend university, or work at hospitals. The prevalence and ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers evaluated the impact of medical clown interventions on sleep quality and hospital stay duration in pediatric patients. Sleep ...

Blood draws at the crack of dawn. The endless beeps and chimes of electronic monitors. Loud conversations in hallways. For a long list of reasons, many patients don’t sleep well in U.S. hospitals. Yet ...

Everyone talks about how tired you’ll be after you bring your brand-new baby home from the hospital. And yes, those first few days (and weeks, and months) are exhausting. But there’s another time in ...

Learn when poor sleep signals a health concern. Alta Vista Regional Hospital offers sleep evaluations, at-home studies, and treatment for sleep disorders.