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Sleep Deprivation is an Additional Stress for Parents Staying in Hospital

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posted on 2023-05-16, 23:12 authored by Damhnat McCannDamhnat McCann
PURPOSE. This study aims to describe the sleep experience of parents staying overnight with their children in hospital. DESIGN AND METHODS. Parents (n = 102) completed the Verran and Snyder-Halpern Sleep Scale following a night spent with their children in an Australian tertiary pediatric hospital. RESULTS. Parents experienced sleep deprivation and poor quality of sleep, reporting a mean sleep period of 4.6 hr (SD = 2.1). Having only one child in the room was the only variable that significantly influenced the quality or amount of parental sleep. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Parental sleep deprivation needs to be acknowledged and accommodated when nurses and parents negotiate the care of children in hospital. © 2008 Blackwell Publishing.

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Publication title

Journal for Specialist in Paediatric Nursing

Volume

13

Pagination

111-122

ISSN

1539-0136

Department/School

School of Nursing

Publisher

Wiley- Blackwall

Place of publication

USA

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Nursing

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