Marita Ritmala‐castren - Nursing Science

Author Information

Marita Ritmala-Castren is an esteemed researcher affiliated with Helsinki University Hospital and the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Turku in Finland. Her research primarily focuses on sleep quality and nursing care, particularly within the context of intensive care units (ICUs). She has made significant contributions to the field through her extensive research on sleep interventions, patient education, and nursing competence.

Research Contributions

Marita Ritmala-Castren has made substantial contributions to nursing science, particularly in the areas of sleep quality and care in intensive care units. Her work has explored various aspects of sleep assessment and improvement, including the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine interventions, the role of nursing documentation, and patient education on self-care. Notably, her research has investigated the validity of the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire and developed the Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Competence Scale.

Aliases

Marita Ritmala-Castren is also known by several aliases, including:

Marita Ritmala-castrèn M. Ritmala-castrèn Marita Ritmala-castren Marita Ritmala-castrèn

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Citation Count	296
h-index	9
Paper Count	19

Publications:

Investigating the construct and concurrent validity of the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire with intensive care unit patients and home sleepers.

DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.001

Year: 2021

Sleep improvement intervention and its effect on patients' sleep on the ward.

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15906

Year: 2021

Empowering patient education on self-care activity among patients with colorectal cancer – a research protocol for a randomised trial

DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00617-z

Year: 2021

Effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine interventions for sleep quality in adult intensive care patients: A systematic review.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103582

Year: 2020

Anaesthesia nursing competence: Self-assessment of nursing students.

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104575

Year: 2020

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Competence Scale-1

DOI: 10.1037/T72392-000

Year: 2019

Sleep in the intensive care unit – nurses' documentation and patients' perspectives

DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12102

Year: 2017

Evaluation of patients' sleep by nurses in an ICU.

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13148

Year: 2016

Nurses as evaluators of the quality of ICU patients’ sleep

DOI: 10.1016/J.AUCC.2015.12.031

Year: 2016

Sleep and nursing care activities in an intensive care unit.

DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12195

Year: 2015

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