Nursing in Critical Care
Sleep Characteristics of Parents of Children in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Observational Study
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children hospitalised in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) exhibit poor sleep quality due to stress from the child's illness, uncertainty and changing family roles. Aims We aimed to utilise two subjective and one objective measurement to examine sleep characteristics among parents of children in the PICU and explore possible contributing factors, including parental stress. Study Design This observational pilot study assessed parents of children in the PICU in South Korea using …