Critical Illness, Pediatric, Sleep Disturbance
Conditions
Brief summary
This study tests a pilot educational sleep intervention for children after critical care hospitalization.
Detailed description
The investigators are conducting a before-after study evaluating an educational intervention delivered during hospitalization on sleep outcomes 1month after critical care hospitalization for children aged 6 to 18 years.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSleep education
Participants receive a handout about age appropriate sleep goals and tips for improving sleep. The handout also contains links to educational videos about sleep hygiene and the importance of sleep to healing after illness. The handout is reviewed with a clinician at bedside prior to hospital discharge.
Sponsors
Oregon Health and Science University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Before-after
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 6 years to 18 years inclusive * Inpatient consult to Pediatric Critical Care and Neurotrauma Recovery Program
Exclusion criteria
* Abusive trauma * Child protective services custody * Prisoners * Pregnancy * Non-English speaking caregivers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children | 1-month | 26-item parent report sleep measure; generates total T-score and 6 subscale T-scores (range 0-100, M 50, SD 10) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Scale (PedsQL) | 1-month | Parent rated quality of life measure, age based; Generates total score 0-100 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed