Asociación entre larga estancia hospitalaria e incidencia de insomnio de reciente aparición en pacientes hospitalizados en el Hospital del IESS Ceibos, durante el periodo de octubre de 2022 a marzo de 2023.

Abstract

Insomnia is a disturbance in the quantity, quality or timing of sleep and has been shown to affect the proper functioning of organs. On the other hand, hospital stay is defined as the time a patient spends in a hospital service unit. The behavior of the professionals, the patient's own reaction and factors related to the institution itself can affect the circadian rhythm during the hospital stay. In this regard, an investigation was carried out to analyze the association between long hospital stay and the incidence of new-onset insomnia. An observational, prospective, cross-sectional and analytical study was carried out on patients hospitalized at the IESS Ceibos Hospital over 18 years of age, oriented in time, space and person and who have been admitted to the hospital at least 2 days ago, and excluding ICU or emergency patients, intubated or sedated, with altered level of consciousness or speech, who have presented symptoms of insomnia prior to admission to the hospital, and those diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. It was found that 9 out of 10 patients admitted to the hospital develop insomnia during their hospital stay, with a higher percentage of patients having a normal hospital stay and moderate clinical insomnia. A chi-square of 0.66 with a p-value of 0.42 and an OR of 1.71 with 95% CI (0.47-6.25) were obtained. Thus, it was concluded that there is no relationship between hospital stay and the incidence of new-onset insomnia.