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Catching some zz zs presentation slides
1. Catching Some ZZZ’s…
Why Sleep Matters.
Presenter:
Linda M. Shell RN, MA, DNP (c)
Lindashell.com
651.503.8885
Spring Conference
May 2014
2. When you leave this session…
• Explain the science of sleep
• Identify contributing factors to
sleep deprivation in elders
• List evidenced based
interventions to enhance the
quality of sleep
• Implement best practices for
improving the sleep
environment
• Describe correlation between
behaviors, anti-psychotics, and
sleep in the cognitively
impaired
• Develop action plan for
implementing a sleep program
3. • Recharges our batteries
• Renews the physical body
– Regenerates muscles, skin,
organs
• Heals the psychological self
– Processes emotions
– Cements memories
6. Sleep Architecture
• Composed of 3 segments
– Light sleep (stage 1 and 2)
– Deep sleep (stage 3 and 4)
– REM (Rapid eye movement)
– Humans cycle through non-REM and REM sleep
stages with a periodicity of 90-120 minutes.
– Essential to get four hours of uninterrupted
sleep
– Sleep problems in the elderly are not a normal
part of aging
(Kamel & Gammack, 2006)
7. Stage 3 Sleep
• Physical healing occurs
during this stage:
– Identified as the most
restful stage
– Increased growth hormone
secretion and decreased
metabolism levels
– Higher arousal threshold
– Accounts for 13-23% of
total sleep time
– Muscles and organs are
regenerated
8. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
• Accounts for 20–25% of total sleep time in most human
adults.
• Respirations become very rapid, irregular and shallow.
The heart rate increases and the blood pressure rises.
• REM sleep includes rapid eye movements as well as a
very rapid brain wave activity similar to being awake.
• Associated with healing the emotional and psychological
health of the body. Episodic dreams and long stories,
relieve stress, process emotions, detox our feelings of:
fear, anger, happy and sad.
• Cements memories.
• Muscular paralysis occurs to protect organisms from self-
damage.
9. Anxiety
depression
Consequences of sleep deprivation in elders…
Agitation
Behaviors
Decline in ADLs
Elevated blood
sugars
Delirium
Cognitive
Impairment
Falls
Accidents
(Cooke & Ancoli-Israel, 2011)
10. The Pain Problem…
• 45-80% prevalence of chronic pain in nursing home
residents.
• Majority experience daily pain.
• 30% received NO pain medication.
• Untreated pain is estimated to cost $61.2 billion.
• Chronic pain can result in muscle tension, fatigue, changes in
appetite or sleep, depression, anxiety, or fear of re-injury.
• Sleep deprivation induces increased levels of cortisol
• Cortisol increases inflammation
• Pain is more severe when sleep deprivation is present
• Sleep deprivation increases stress/anxiety levels
• Pain is increased when both sleep deprivation and anxiety
are present
(Annals of Long Term Care, 2013)
11. Non-Pharmacologic Management
• Lifestyle management:
– Improve sleep
– Eat a balanced diet
– Drink plenty of fluids
– Encourage daily physical activity
– Range of motion
• Relaxation techniques – spiritual care, hand
massage, laughter yoga (example)
• Cold packs/warm blankets
• Physical therapy
12. Interventions for Pain
• Search MR for pain diagnosis
• Medicate to facilitate pain relief AND
quality sleep.
• Start with non-opiod such as
acetaminophen, NSAIDS OTC or Rx.
• Consider long acting pain medication.
• Schedule routine pain meds.
• Maintain therapeutic level – same med
consistently given.
• PRNs are for breakthrough pain!
• Use visual pain scale consistent with
MDS for asking about pain
• Educate nurses regarding pain
management!
13. PAINAD Scale
• Use tool for assessing pain
incognitively impaired
residents – behaviors are
often a sign of pain!
• Evidenced based tool used
for assessing pain in
cognitively impaired
• PAINAD measures five
domains: Breathing, negative
vocalizations, facial
expression, body language
and consolability.
• Observe resident for 5
minutes.
14. Quiet on the Hall!
• There is no evidence to suggest that alarms reduce falls.
• There is evidence to suggest that alarms - increase pain,
anxiety, depression and result in serious declines.
• “Restraints in nursing homes were associated with continued,
and increased, occurrence of serious fall-related injuries.”
(Tinetti,1992)
• “Strategies that reduce mobility through use of restraints have
been shown to be more harmful than beneficial and should be
avoided at all costs.” (Rubenstein, 1994)
• Alarm reduction begins with education of staff and assessment
of resident.
15. Napping Disturbs Nighttime Sleep
More than one 30 - 40 minute nap, robs nighttime sleep;
primarily at Stage 3 and REM Stages of sleep!
Limit daytime napping…
16. Turning & Repositioning Study
• Turning for Ulcer Reduction: A Multisite Randomized
Clinical Trial in Nursing Homes
• Journal of American Geriatrics Society (October 2013)
• Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN et. al
• Goal: Determine optimal repositioning frequency of NH
residents at risk for pressure ulcers
• Setting: NHs in US (20) NHs in Canada (7)
• Participants: 942 age 65 older, Braden score of moderate
to high.
• Conclusion: There was no difference in pressure ulcer
incidence over 3 weeks of observation between those
turned 2,3, 4 hour intervals in this population using high
density mattresses.
17. Reduce nighttime interruptions…
• Use high density mattresses.
• Extend turning and repositioning based on assessment and
new research.
• Update policy/procedure to reflect new research.
• Educate patients and families
• Care plan weekly skin checks!
• Use nighttime briefs
• Teach staff to reposition with minimal disruption.
• Gentle reduction of fluids after evening meal.
• Use turning /draw sheet for repositioning.
• Doorway checks.
• Educate staff, resident and family.
• Strategically time meds and toileting to normal sleep/wake
cycle.
18. Benefits of sunlight…
• Improves our mood.
• Reinforces the natural sleep cycle.
• May help prevent cancer by increasing Vitamin D.
• Reduces agitation and daytime somnolence in
Alzheimer’s patients
• Reduces risk of bone fracture as a result of
increase of D3
• Improves sleep quality
• Don’t forget to protect fragile skin!
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-little-known-benefits-of-sunlight.html
19. Interventions to light exposure…
• Open room shades/blinds in the morning.
• Close in the evening.
• Increase sunlight exposure in early am and late
afternoon
• Serve meals in rooms with lots of natural light.
• Do activities in rooms or outside in natural
light.
• Encourage families to take loved ones for walks
or sit in rooms with natural light.
• Artificial lights may be used with MD order.
20. Increase physical activity…
• Incorporate physical movement
into every activity.
• Encourage walk to dine/park and
dine programs
• Encourage families to do physical
activities with loved one
• Med pass – reach out and take it
• Travel around the world, tap dance
club, wall art, dance break, etc.
21. Medications and Sleep
o Side effects
o Sleeping pills
o Diuresis effect
o Ineffective
o Timing
o Other
22. Snooze foods….
• Limit alcohol and caffeine after lunch.
• Incorporate snooze foods into PM snacks i.e.
bananas, almonds, dairy, cherries, and proteins
• Limit foods that irritate stomach at evening meal.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2012/07/19/sleep-promoting-and-sleep-stealing-foods
23. Innovative Approach: Dessert Club
• Apple pie with ice cream
• Oatmeal and raisin cookies with milk
• Peanut butter cookies
• Banana pudding
Note: May take up one hour to work
(Breus, 2010)
25. Where to start?
• Start with elders at high risk:
– Falls
– Pain
– Delirium/increased confusion
– “Behaviors”
– Quality Measures
– Residents with alarms
26. The MDS and Sleep
• Quality Measures
– Worsening behavior
– Depressive symptoms
– Urinary tract infections
– Falls
– Unexplained weight
loss
– Pain
– Pressure sores
– Antipsychotics
– Decline in ADLs
27. Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Based on assessment is elder getting adequate
sleep?
• What intrinsic factors interfere with sleep ?
• What extrinsic factors interfere with sleep?
• What systemic factors contribute to sleep
deprivation?
• How can sleep be improved?
28. Organizational Barriers to Sleep
• Policy and
procedures
• Staff
schedules/routines
• Lack of education
related to
importance of sleep
• Incorporate sleep
into QA process
• See Sleep Checklist
31. References
• American Psychological Association (2013) More sleep would make most
Americans happier, healthier and safer. Retrieved from
www.apa.org/research/action/sleep-deprivation.aspx
• Blue Light Special: Treating Circadian Rhythm Disorders (2008) Retrieved from
www.neuropsychiatryreviews.com
• Breus, M. (2010) High Carb Meals May Help Induce Sleep. Retrieved from
http://www.the insomniablog.com
• Cooke, J., Ancoli-Israel, S. (2011) Normal and abnormal sleep in the elderly.
Handbook of Clinical Neurology. Vol. 98 (3rd series) Sleep Disorders Part I
• Ersser, S, Wiles, A., Taylor, H., Wade, S., Walsh, R., Bentley, T. (1999) The sleep of
older people in hospital and nursing homes. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 8: 360-368
• Kamel, N., Gammack, J. (2006) Insomnia and the elderly: cause, approach, and
treatment. American Journal of Medicine. 119, 463-469
• PAINAD Scale (2014) Retrieved from https://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/igec/
• Tsai, Y. , Wong, T. , Ku, Y. (2008) Self-care management of sleep disturbances and
risk factors for poor sleep among older residents of Taiwanese nursing homes.
Journal of Clinical Nursing. February 2007
• Sleep Disorders Affect Majority of Elderly Participants in a Large Mayo Clinic Study
(2009). Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/science/sleep/facts.htm
• Sleep Problems in the Elderly. (1999) American Academy of Family Physicians.
Retrieved from http://www.aafp.org
In humans, many physiological variables such as hormone secretion, blood pressure, immune function, core body temperature and sleep-wake are regulated by the biological clock that operates over a 24-hour period, termed the circadian rhythm. This rhythm entrains to the 24 hour day by external time cues with the light-dark cycle being the most important. Circadian sleep disturbances typically develop when disharmony occurs between the circadian pacemaker in the brain and the exogenous environment. In elders several factors likely contribute to circadian rhythm desynchronization:Brain ages – which may result in weaker or disrupted signalsNocturnal secretion of melatonin may decrease with age – critical to sleep/wake cycleThird, elders may have environmental cues that are to weak to engage the circadian rhythm i.e. sunlight. Studies have shown that institutionalized elders spend little time in bright light. Daily bright light for healthy elders averaged over 60 minutes, 30 minutes for Alzheimer’s patients at home, and 0 minutes for nursing home patients.