• Ms. Vimala.V
• Mr.Prabu.G
• Ms.Sofiya Princess Hema

Objectives: to assess the quality of sleep and identify the factors influencing quality of sleep among patients admitted in critical care units. Method: A descriptive study was conducted among 50 critical care units’ patients who met the inclusion criteria, who were selected by using purposive sampling technique to assess the quality of sleep. Self-structured questionnaire, Groningen sleep quality scale and modified sleep disturbing scale was used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: Findings shows that pain, concern, devices and tubes attached to the patients falling objects, emergency carts are common factor influencing sleep quality. Findings shows that majority of patients 25 (50%) had a good quality of sleep, 23 (46%) of the patients had a fair quality of sleep and 2 (4%) of the patients had a poor quality of sleep before hospitalization. After the hospitalization, majority of patients 21 (42%) had a poor quality of sleep, 16 (32%) of the patients had a good quality of sleep and 13 (26%) of the patients had a poor quality of sleep. This shows that Quality of sleep is good in before the hospitalization and poor in after the hospitalization. Conclusion: There is necessity to provide information for those medical personnel regarding the factors influencing the sleep, which helps to increase the quality of the sleep among patients admitted in critical care unit.

: Factors influencing quality of sleep, critical care unit.

"A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF SLEEP AND IDENTIFY THE FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY OF SLEEP AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED IN CRITICAL CARE UNITS OF SELECTED HOSPITALS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.633-637, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906673.pdf

"A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF SLEEP AND IDENTIFY THE FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY OF SLEEP AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED IN CRITICAL CARE UNITS OF SELECTED HOSPITALS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp633-637, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906673.pdf