Evidence-Based Design Features Improve Sleep Quality Among Psychiatric Inpatients

Objective: The primary aim of the present study was to compare sleep characteristics pre- and post-move into a state-of-the-art mental health facility, which offered private sleeping quarters. Background: Significant evidence points toward sleep disruption among psychiatric inpatients. It is unclear...

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Published in:HERD 2017-10, Vol.10 (5), p.52-63
Main Authors: Pyrke, Ryan J. L., McKinnon, Margaret C., McNeely, Heather E., Ahern, Catherine, Langstaff, Karen L., Bieling, Peter J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actigraphy
Adult
Bedrooms
Canada
Circadian Rhythm
Circadian rhythms
Correlation analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Environmental factors
Evidence-Based Facility Design
Female
Health care facilities
Hospital facilities
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Inpatients
Light
Male
Mental depression
Mental Disorders
Mental health
Middle Aged
Neurosciences
Patients
Patients' Rooms - standards
Post traumatic stress disorder
Quality
Quality assessment
Schizophrenia
Sleep
Sleep - physiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective: The primary aim of the present study was to compare sleep characteristics pre- and post-move into a state-of-the-art mental health facility, which offered private sleeping quarters. Background: Significant evidence points toward sleep disruption among psychiatric inpatients. It is unclear, however, how environmental factors (e.g., dorm-style rooms) impact sleep quality in this population. Methods: To assess sleep quality, a novel objective technology, actigraphy, was used before and after a facility move. Subjective daily interviews were also administered, along with the Horne–Ostberg Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Results: Actigraphy revealed significant improvements in objective sleep quality following the facility move. Interestingly, subjective report of sleep quality did not correlate with the objective measures. Circadian sleep type appeared to play a role in influencing subjective attitudes toward sleep quality. Conclusions: Built environment has a significant effect on the sleep quality of psychiatric inpatients. Given well-documented disruptions in sleep quality present among psychiatric patients undergoing hospitalization, design elements like single patient bedrooms are highly desirable.
ISSN:1937-5867
2167-5112
DOI:10.1177/1937586716684758