Reducing overnight vitals monitoring improves perception of hospital sleep quality, study shows

A study, published in the Patient Experience Journal, examined patient safety, perception of sleep quality and overall hospital stay satisfaction when overnight vital signs were obtained every few hours and when the vitals were not obtained.

Researchers observed two groups of patients — 39 patients in a standard group and 41 in an intervention group. Providers monitored and obtained vital signs every fours hours through the night for the standard group. They did not do the same for intervention group. Patients received questionnaire on the day following their overnight stay to assess their perception of quality of sleep and satisfaction with their hospital stay.

The study shows all patients were discharged the following day as planned and no adverse events occurred overnight.

More patients in the standard group rated sleep at home as "good/excellent," while more patients in the intervention group rated sleep in the hospital as "good/excellent."

There was no difference in the overall satisfaction of hospital stay responses between the intervention and standard groups. Additionally, there was no escalation of care despite not obtaining vitals through the night in the intervention group.

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