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Zn(2+)Finding

Zn(2+) decreases Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global score

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The total PSQI, subjective SQ, and sleep latency scores for the intervention group were significantly lower than the control group, which means that the SQ of ICU nurses in the intervention group improved from baseline.”
Quoted verbatim from The Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Sleep Quality of ICU Nurses: A Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.
This finding among the 12 findings on its endpoint

Zn(2+)

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global score

lowers

Who
Intensive care unit nurses
Dose studied
220 mg zinc sulfate capsules every 72 hours for 1 month

Very limited evidencePMID 29241421 · 2018

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Workplace health & safety
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Z9YDJ5VBBS32CRT8X7J7H3