Children with cerebral palsy: why are they awake at night? A pilot study. Issue 2 (29th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Petersen, Sacha; Harvey, Adrienne; Reddihough, Dinah; Newall, Fiona
• Is Part Of: Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing. Volume 20:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 98
• Page End: 104
• Publication Date: 2015-01-29
• Subjects: Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals; Evidence-based nursing -- Periodicals; Evidence-based pediatrics -- Periodicals; 618.9200231
• DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12106
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1539-0136

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jspn12106-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Purpose</title> <p>The purpose of this study was to assess acceptability of study design and utility of assessment tools for determining causes of sleep disturbance in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their caregivers.</p> </sec> <sec id="jspn12106-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Design and Methods</title> <p>This pilot study explored parental report (<italic>n</italic> = 8) of the child's sleep using a validated sleep questionnaire, a survey, and a time use diary.</p> </sec> <sec id="jspn12106-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>The selected tools were appropriate. Study design provided challenges for recruitment. Future research should include qualitative data.</p> </sec> <sec id="jspn12106-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Practice Implications</title> <p>Although further research is required to confirm results, sleep problems for children with CP and resulting sleep disturbances for caregivers may be an important part of clinical assessment.</p> </sec> </abstract>