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Sleep disruption in caregivers of pediatric stem cell recipients

Parents/caregivers of hospitalized patients are at risk of sleep disruption. We performed a cross‐sectional quantitative and qualitative evaluation of sleep in parents/caregivers of children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT; n = 17). Additionally, we explored the frequency of room...

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Published in:Pediatric blood & cancer 2018-05, Vol.65 (5), p.e26965-n/a
Main Authors: Coleman, Kristen, Flesch, Laura, Petiniot, Lisa, Pate, Abigail, Lin, Li, Crosby, Lori, Beebe, Dean W., Nelson, Adam, Alonso, Priscila Badia, Davies, Stella M., Baker, Rachel B., Dandoy, Christopher E.
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Summary:Parents/caregivers of hospitalized patients are at risk of sleep disruption. We performed a cross‐sectional quantitative and qualitative evaluation of sleep in parents/caregivers of children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT; n = 17). Additionally, we explored the frequency of room entries for hospitalized patients undergoing HSCT (n = 189 nights). Twelve caregivers (71%) demonstrated significant sleep disturbance, 12 (71%) described sleep quality as poor, 15 (88%) averaged 
ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
DOI:10.1002/pbc.26965