title: Sleep quality, stress, caregiver burden, and quality of life in maternal caregivers of young children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
abstract: Little is known about the influence of sleep quality, stress, and caregiver burden on quality of life in maternal caregivers of young children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). In 61 maternal caregivers (mean age 29.59 years) of young children with BPD (mean age 13.93 months), caregivers reported sleeping a mean of 5.8 hours, and significant correlations were found between sleep quality and depressive symptoms and stress, as well as an inverse correlation with quality of life. Sleep quality was found to be the most significant predictor of quality of life in maternal caregivers.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL; Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: cfeeley@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Feeley
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turner-Henson
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Becky J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Christian
authors.affiliation: UAB Department of Pediatrics at Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Kristin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Avis
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.affiliation: UAB Department of Pediatrics at Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Xiaogang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000628:therapy; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012890:Sleep
keywords: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Burden; Caregiver; Children; Quality of life; Sleep quality; Stress