The Impact of Sleep Disturbances on Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Acquired Brain Injury After Critical Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 60,000 children with acquired brain injury (ABI) in the United States require admission to pediatric intensive care units annually. Over 50% suffer sleep-wake disturbances (SWDs) months after discharge. Given the importance of sleep to brain repair, we hypothesized that SWD would be associated with poorer health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis of prospectively collected data in children with ABI aged 3 to 18 years evaluated 1 to 3 months after critical care hospitalization (N = 151). SWD measured by Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children and defined as T-score ≥60 signifying moderate-severe risk of sleep disorders. HRQOL measured by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, which defines minimal clinically important difference as 4

SUBMITTER: Colagiovanni Morrison A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040440 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature