Enhancing Patient Experience of Pain and Sleep Through Non-Pharmacological Strategies
Enhancing Patient Experience of Pain and Sleep Through Non-Pharmacological Strategies
Comfort can be a physical sensation, a psychological state, or both simultaneously . Patient comfort in an inpatient setting is a subjective state that varies from each individual based on different factors and situations. The Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (R-CSQ) and the Revised American Pain Society Outcome Questionnaire (APS-POQ-R) are tools that have been developed to assess patient satisfaction and comfort in the hospital setting. The R-CSQ is a scale used to measure different aspects of sleep quality. This scale allows the patient to rate their quality and amount of sleep on a scale of 0-100. The R-CSQ allows the patient to rate six different components of their sleep, including sleep depth, sleep latency, awakenings, returning to sleep, sleep quality, and noise. The APS-POQ-R can be utilized to measure perceived levels of pain in patients. The APS-POQ-R scale is a validated scale that is used in the hospital setting with reliable and consistent results. This scale measures five aspects of a patient's perception and experiences with pain and a sixth aspect including nonpharmacological interventions.
We propose that if patients implement interventions that promote sleep and decrease pain, comfort will be improved.
Aim(s)/Objective(s)
Hypothesis 1. Primary Hypothesis Patients' experience of pain and sleep will improve with the implementation of interventions from our "patient toolkit".
.2. Secondary Hypothesis Patients will report an increase in sleep and a decrease in pain after use of the interventions provided in the "patient toolkit".
3. Tertiary Hypothesis Patients will report satisfaction with results gained through implementation of our "patient toolkit".
STUDY DESIGN
Inclusion Criteria:
Hospitals eligible to participate will meet the following criteria:
Patients eligible to participate will meet the following criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Hospitals outside of MHS will be excluded.
Patients will be excluded for the following reasons: