Sleep disturbance and psychological distress among hospitalized children in India: Parental perceptions on pediatric inpatient experiences

Autor: Jessica L. Peck, Shawna S. Mudd, Vinciya Pandian, Ruma Nayak, Kala Ebenezer, Shanthi Gladston, Michael Brenner, Ramya Sampath
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing. 27
ISSN: 1744-6155
1539-0136
Popis: PURPOSE Investigate parental perceptions of children's sleep disturbance and psychological distress associated with an inpatient stay in a low-resource hospital setting. DESIGN AND METHODS Demographic and validated survey instruments were adapted for administration to parents of children in the medical wards of a tertiary hospital in India. Parents proficient in English, Hindi, Tamil, or Telugu with a child age 4-12 years admitted for at least 48 h were eligible to participate. All respondents completed the Factors Affecting Sleep Disturbance Scale, Sleep Duration Questionnaire, Sleep Disturbance Scale, and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Data analysis entailed descriptive statistics, correlations, and multivariate regressions to analyze relationships across responses on demographics, sleep disturbance, and psychological distress. RESULTS Among 105 parents with hospitalized children, most had children 4-6 years old (54%), including 65% boys and 35% girls. Parents reported that their children slept overnight in the hospital for a mean of 8.3 ± 1.6 h. Children 4-6 year old (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 0.63, p = .004), dyspnea (RRR = 8.73, p = .04), previous hospitalization (RRR = 9.17, p = .03), nighttime procedures (RRR = 2.97, p = .03, and missing home (RRR = 6.78, p
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