Delirium Variability is Influenced by the Sound Environment (DEVISE Study): How Changes in the Intensive Care Unit soundscape affect delirium incidence
- 25 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Medical Systems
- Vol. 45 (8), 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-021-01752-5
Abstract
Quantitative data on the sensory environment of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and its potential link to increased risk of delirium is limited. We examined whether higher average sound and light levels in ICU environments are associated with delirium incidence. Over 111 million sound and light measurements from 143 patient stays in the surgical and trauma ICUs were collected using Quietyme® (Neshkoro, Wisconsin) sensors from May to July 2018 and analyzed. Sensory data were grouped into time of day, then normalized against their ICU environments, with Confusion Assessment Method (CAM-ICU) scores measured each shift. We then performed logistic regression analysis, adjusting for possible confounding variables. Lower morning sound averages (8 am-12 pm) (OR = 0.835, 95% OR CI = [0.746, 0.934], p = 0.002) and higher daytime sound averages (12 pm–6 pm) (OR = 1.157, 95% OR CI = [1.036, 1.292], p = 0.011) were associated with an increased odds of delirium incidence, while nighttime sound averages (10 pm-8 am) (OR = 0.990, 95% OR CI = [0.804, 1.221], p = 0.928) and the ICU light environment did not show statistical significance. Our results suggest an association between the ICU soundscape and the odds of developing delirium. This creates a future paradigm for studies of the ICU soundscape and lightscape.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1K23HL148640)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (1KL2TR002245)
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