title: Where do parents sleep best when children are hospitalized? A pilot comparison study.
abstract: This pilot study compared the sleep quality and quantity of parents who slept at their hospitalized child's bedside with parents who slept at the hospital's onsite Ronald McDonald House® (RMH). Wrist actigraphy and questionnaires were used to estimate parent sleep quality and quantity. Parents who slept at their hospitalized child's bedside (n = 27) experienced more sleep disruption (wake after sleep onset) and reported poorer sleep quality and feeling less rested than parents who slept at RMH (n = 11). Bedside accommodation was associated with poorer parent sleep even when controlling for the covariates of child age and parent gender. Nearby family accommodations, such as RMH, may facilitate parent-child proximity during a child's hospitalization while also providing parents with opportunities for essential sleep.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Family Health Care Nursing University of California , San Francisco.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franck
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: Caryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: Annette K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dearmun
authors.forename: Isaline
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alsberge
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000523:psychology; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology