Prevalence and Correlates of Sleep Disorders Among Pediatric Inpatients in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital

Prevalence and Correlates of Sleep Disorders Among Pediatric Inpatients in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital

Background It is possible to define sleep disorders as any disturbance in sleep timing, quality, or quantity that results in daytime distress and impairment in functioning that, in turn, affects the baseline functional status of an individual. Our study aimed to describe how sleep disorders might af...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 2; p. e34871
Main Authors: Alfakeh, Sulhi, Mandili, Rahaf L, Aljabri, Rajwa N, Salaam, Shaimaa H, Hamad, Renad O, Alhazmi, Hussam A, Samkari, Maan A, Alahmadi, Raghad S, Fatani, Shouq Z, Bamaga, Ahmed K, Khayat, Abdullah M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Cureus Inc 11-02-2023
Cureus
Subjects:
Arabic language
Caregivers
Children & youth
Chronic illnesses
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
Sleep disorders
Saudi Arabia
United States > US
pediatric inpatient
sleep disorder
children’s sleep habits questionnaire
pediatric sleep questionnaire
sleep study
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Summary:Background It is possible to define sleep disorders as any disturbance in sleep timing, quality, or quantity that results in daytime distress and impairment in functioning that, in turn, affects the baseline functional status of an individual. Our study aimed to describe how sleep disorders might affect pediatric inpatients at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) as well as estimate their prevalence (2021-2022). We assessed the sleep habits using questionnaires and analyzed and combined these data to create rankings to compare the different issues affecting sleep habits in pediatric patients. Methodology Two scoring systems were used in this study, namely (a) the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and (b) the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire. Analyses of the data were conducted using SPSS version 23 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) and GraphPad Prism version 8 (GraphPad Software, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA). Results The prevalence of sleep disorders and their correlations were evaluated among 98 pediatric inpatients at KAUH, Saudi Arabia, between 2021 and 2022. The average duration of hospital stay was 11.97 ± 11.0 days (N = 78), and the average number of previous admissions was 2.85 ± 3.7 (N = 93). Conclusions According to the domain of the CSHQ, most children woke up sweating, screaming, and inconsolable during the night. Furthermore, bedtime resistance and sleep anxiety were the most prevalent sleep disturbances observed in the study population.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.34871