Enhancing Patient Experience of Pain and Sleep Through Non-Pharmacological Strategies

Launched by METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM · Jun 9, 2020

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Aim(s)/Objective(s)

* Improve patient sleep during their hospital stay.
* Determine patient self-reported pain assessment using non-pharmacologic strategies.
* Determine if the "patient toolkit" improves patient experience of pain and sleep.

Hypothesis 1. Primary Hypothesis Patients' experience of pain and sleep will improve with the implementation of interventions from our "patient toolkit".

.2. Secondary Hypothesis Patients will report an increase in sleep and a decrease in pain after use of the interventions provided in the "patient toolkit".

3. Tertiary Hypothesis Patients will repo...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• Hospitals eligible to participate will meet the following criteria:
• • Part of the MHS (MCMC, MDMC, MMMC, MRMC)
• • The hospital has at least one clinical site/sub-investigator on-staff
• • Hospital has 150 or more inpatient beds
• Patients eligible to participate will meet the following criteria:
• • Any patient admitted to the study units (MDMC: 10ST; MCMC: A6; MMMC: A3; MRMC: 3Medical ) that do not have any of the exclusion criteria described below
• • Age: 20+ y/o
• • Must be able to speak/read/write/understand English
• • Willing to utilize study interventions and complete survey booklet
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Hospitals outside of MHS will be excluded.
• Patients will be excluded for the following reasons:
• • Patients admitted for surgical procedure
• • Change in clinical status and deterioration requiring higher level care
• • Altered mental status
• • Any history of dementia and/or Alzheimer's
• • Disoriented/confused
• • Patients suffering with chronic pain
• • Patients on patient-controlled analgesia
• • Observation status patients