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Table 5 Subjective sleep quality and anxiety in simulated ICU noise and light night for different conditions

From: Effect of oral melatonin and wearing earplugs and eye masks on nocturnal sleep in healthy subjects in a simulated intensive care unit environment: which might be a more promising strategy for ICU sleep deprivation?

 

NL

NLP

NLEE

NLM

ANOVA

Contrast 1

Contrast 2

Contrast 3

     

P

P

P

P

State anxiety

46.0 ± 8.8

45.2 ± 7.7

33.5 ± 5.0

28.8 ± 3.3

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.118

Sleep quality

6.1 ± 1.0

4.3 ± 1.3

3.4 ± 0.8

2.2 ± 0.8

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.010

  1. NL: simulated ICU noise and light; NLP: NL plus placebo; NLM: NL plus melatonin; NLEE: NL plus use of earplugs and eye masks; Contrast 1: NL vs. NLEE; Contrast 2: NLP vs. NLM; Contrast 3: NLEE vs. NLM.
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