Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1986
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Graduate Nursing
First Advisor
Marge Hegge
Abstract
The objectives of this study were:
1. To determine noise levels in selected upper Midwestern longterm care facilities at night during August and September.
2. To determine to what extent noise levels interfered with residents' nocturnal sleep.
3. To determine to what extent sleep interference affected residents' well-being.
4. To determine to what extent noise levels interfered with residents' well-being.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Nursing home patients
Noise -- Physiological effect
Sleep deprivation
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
87
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
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Recommended Citation
Walgenbach, Jane C., "The Effect of Nocturnal Noise Levels in Upper Midwestern Longterm Care Facilities on Sleep Interference in Selected Residents' Well-being" (1986). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 674.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/674