Weighted Blankets Reduce Anxiety and Improve Sleep for Hospital Patients
Weighted blankets significantly reduce anxiety levels and improve sleep quality and onset in hospital patients without affecting pain.
- Significantly lowered self-reported anxiety levels in surgical patients using weighted blankets.
- Patients reported better sleep quality and faster sleep onset with weighted blanket use.
| Claim | Scientific Observation | Impact Magnitude | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted blankets significantly lower self-reported anxiety levels in surgical patients | lowered self-reported anxiety levels | significant | Dahl et al. (2023) | ||
| Weighted blankets improve sleep quality and speed up sleep onset in hospital patients | better sleep quality and faster sleep onset | reported improvement | Dahl et al. (2023) | ||
| Weighted blankets have no significant effect on pain levels in surgical patients | no difference in pain levels between groups | none | Dahl et al. (2023) |