The perception of hospitalized patients regarding hypnotic drug usage and nursing care for sleep

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  • 入院患者の睡眠薬使用や看護ケアに対する認識
  • ニュウイン カンジャ ノ スイミンヤク シヨウ ヤ カンゴ ケア ニ タイスル ニンシキ

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the perception of hospitalized patients regarding hypnotic drug usage and nursing care for sleep. We asked patients in a public hospital to complete a questionnaire including items on the actual usage of hypnotic drugs, their attitude to the drugs, and the perceived help to sleep by nurses. Two hundred twenty three were answered and analysed. About 30 percent of patients were taking a hypnotic drug as of the survey, although 60 percent of them had not taken it at home. Comparing the satisfaction of sleep whether the patient was taking the hypnotic drug or not, the patients who were taking it were significantly less satisfied than others. Many patients stated a negative view of hypnotic drugs, for example "I don't want to depend on hypnotic drugs" and "I am afraid of their side effects". About half of the patients chose the item "To give you a hypnotic drug" as common nursing care when a patient complained of sleeplessness, and only a few percent of patients chose "To bathe your feet" or "To do acupressure". These results demonstrated the need to clear up the misunderstanding or the negative image of hypnotic drugs when nurses give them to patients, and to give nursing care more actively.

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