title: Nighttime sleep characteristics of hospitalized school-age children with cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to describe group and individual characteristics of nighttime sleep-wake patterns among school-age children with cancer receiving inpatient chemotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This multiple-case study used wrist actigraphs and sleep diaries to measure sleep for three nights in 15 children with cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nighttime sleep was less than that required for healthy school-age children and was marked by frequent awakenings. Individual variation in sleep characteristics was evident.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions to promote nighttime sleep in the hospital include system-based and individualized efforts to minimize disruptions and support children's home sleep routines.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. lauri.linder@nurs.utah.edu
authors.forename: Lauri A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: Becky J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Christian
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D015331:Cohort Studies; D020920:Dyssomnias / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents