Table 4.

Surrogate descriptions regarding sleep in the medical intensive care unit

Sleep “I believe he slept good. I think maybe some nights when he was more comfortable, he slept better. But generally, he slept good.” (surrogate, 6012) “He (the patient) was sleeping fine because he had medication to calm him down…he was sleeping most of the time, even during the day.” (surrogate, 6002) “I don’t think you can help patients sleep better except for giving them a strong sleeping pill.” (surrogate, 6011)