ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2023
Sleep quantity and quality of critically ill children perceived by caregivers and bedside nursing staff: a pilot study.
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- The Sound Environment in the PICU: A Scoping Review Describing Sound Levels, Interventions and Patient Impacts.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Review
- Exploring Nursing Team Perceptions of Sleep in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients: A Mixed-Methods Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Challenges of Diagnosing, Managing, and Preventing Pediatric Delirium.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Sleep fragmentation in critically ill children: a review of contributing factors in the pediatric intensive care unit and neurodevelopmental outcomes.Frontiers in sleep · 2025Review
- Validation of the Survey of Sleep Quality in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (SSqPICU).Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
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objectivesSleep is crucial for healing but often impaired in the pediatric intensive care unit due to environmental disruptions. Caregivers and bedside nursing staff are often most aware of these factors and the impact on patient sleep, but studies have not yet compared their perceptions.
methodsCaregivers and bedside nursing staff of pediatric patients staying a second night in the pediatric intensive care unit were asked to complete a survey regarding environmental factors (ie, temperature, light, sound, nursing staff room entries), sleep quality, and sleep quantity (ie, sleep duration, number of naps) of the pediatric patient. Caregivers were asked similar questions about their child's sleep at home.
resultsThe caregivers and nursing staff of 31 pediatric patients participated in this pilot study. There was no significant difference between caregiver and nursing staff ratings of sleep quality, sleep duration, number of naps, room temperature, sound, or light (
conclusionsCaregivers rate their child's sleep in the pediatric intensive care unit as lower quality than sleep at home. Caregivers and bedside nursing staff largely agree about pediatric patient sleep quality and quantity as well as environmental factors. This agreement may facilitate further research and interventions at improving sleep in the pediatric intensive care unit. CITATION: Witte MA, Lloyd RM, McGree M, Kawai Y. Sleep quantity and quality of critically ill children perceived by caregivers and bedside nursing staff: a pilot study.
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