Table 2.
Comparison of self-reported sleep quality/quantity and environmental factors between caregivers and nursing staff.
| Measure | Number with Responses from Both Caregiver and Nurse | Agreement n (%) | Median (Interquartile Range) | P † | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver | Nurse | Difference (Caregiver− Nurse) | ||||
| Night sleep quality (5-point scale: 1 = not at all well, 5 = very well) | 20 | 6/20 (30) | 3 (3, 4) | 3 (2.5, 4) | 0 (−1, 1) | 0.62 |
| Duration of sleep at night (hours) | 8 | 1/8 (13) | 8.8 (6.8, 10.0) | 8.0 (7.0, 10.0) | −0.3 (−1.8, 2.0) | 1.00 |
| Number of naps | 21 | 14/21 (67) | 1 (0, 3) | 1 (0, 2) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.83 |
| Hospital temperature (5-point scale: 1 = very cold, 5 = very warm) | 20 | 15/20 (75) | 3 (3, 3) | 3 (3, 3) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.75 |
| Hospital sound (5-point scale: 1 = very quiet, 5 = very loud) | 20 | 9/20 (45) | 2 (2, 3) | 2 (2, 3) | 0 (−1, 0.5) | 1.00 |
| Hospital light (5-point scale: 1 = very dark, 5 = very light) | 20 | 9/20 (45) | 2.5 (2, 3) | 2 (2, 2) | 0 (0, 1) | 0.34 |
| Hospital number of nightly room entries (range 1–16) | 19 | 5/19 (26) | 3 (2, 5) | 5 (4, 10) | −1 (−3, 0) | 0.01 |
†
Wilcoxon signed rank test.