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. 2015 Jan 8;10(1):9–17.

Table 3.

Environmental variables*

Variable Frequency




Never Sometimes Often Always





Physical factors
  Noise 121 (50.41) 75 (31.3) 30 (12.5) 14 (5.8)
  Light 174 (72.5) 36 (15.0) 17 (7.1) 13 (5.4)
  Room temperature 159 (66.3) 46 (19.2) 18 (7.5) 17 (7.1)
  Quality of bed 154 (64.2) 43 (17.9) 19 (7.91) 21 (8.8)
Caring factors
  Diagnostic tests 165 (68.8) 46 (19.2) 17 (7.1) 12 (5)
  Control of vital signs 170 (70.8) 42 (17.5) 11 (4.6) 17 (7.1)
  Drugs prescription 156 (65.0) 52 (21.7) 17 (7.1) 15 (6.3)
*

Data are presented as n (%)