Sleep problems and solution seeking for children with cerebral palsy and their parents. 2020

Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

OBJECTIVE Sleep problems are common in school-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP). Despite the significant impact of sleep disturbance and deprivation, there is a paucity of research in the area. The aims of this study were to (i) investigate the frequency of sleep problems in children with CP and their parents and (ii) understand what happens when parents ask for help with sleep problems from their health-care professionals. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study using an online survey sent to parents/primary care givers of children with CP aged 6-12 years recruited through the Victorian Cerebral Palsy Register. The following sleep assessment tools: The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Gross Motor Function Classification System Parent Rating Tool were administered along with custom-designed questions that were informed by a preceding qualitative scoping study. RESULTS Complete data sets were received from 126 parents/care givers. Almost half (46%) of the parents reported their child had sleep problems. Of the 64 parents who reported seeking help for a child's sleep problem, only 21 indicated that their attempt was successful. If a child had poor sleep, the parent was more likely to have a sleep problem than parents who did not report poor child sleeping. CONCLUSIONS Sleep problems are common in children with CP and their parents. Parents do not always seek help, and those who do may not find an effective solution. Future research should explore how sleep problems can be effectively prioritised for children with CP and their parents/care givers.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010290 Parents Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent. Step-Parents,Parental Age,Parenthood Status,Stepparent,Age, Parental,Ages, Parental,Parent,Parental Ages,Status, Parenthood,Step Parents,Step-Parent,Stepparents
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D002547 Cerebral Palsy A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes are spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed cerebral palsy, with spastic forms being the most common. The motor disorder may range from difficulties with fine motor control to severe spasticity (see MUSCLE SPASTICITY) in all limbs. Spastic diplegia (Little disease) is the most common subtype, and is characterized by spasticity that is more prominent in the legs than in the arms. Pathologically, this condition may be associated with LEUKOMALACIA, PERIVENTRICULAR. (From Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 Aug;40(8):520-7) Diplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy,Little Disease,Monoplegic Cerebral Palsy,Quadriplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy,Spastic Diplegia,CP (Cerebral Palsy),Cerebral Palsy, Athetoid,Cerebral Palsy, Atonic,Cerebral Palsy, Congenital,Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic, Infantile,Cerebral Palsy, Dyskinetic,Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic-Rigid,Cerebral Palsy, Hypotonic,Cerebral Palsy, Mixed,Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Infantile,Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic, Infantile,Cerebral Palsy, Rolandic Type,Cerebral Palsy, Spastic,Congenital Cerebral Palsy,Diplegia, Spastic,Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Diplegic,Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic,Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic,Little's Disease,Monoplegic Infantile Cerebral Palsy,Rolandic Type Cerebral Palsy,Athetoid Cerebral Palsy,Atonic Cerebral Palsy,Cerebral Palsies, Athetoid,Cerebral Palsies, Dyskinetic,Cerebral Palsies, Dystonic-Rigid,Cerebral Palsies, Monoplegic,Cerebral Palsy, Dystonic Rigid,Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic,Diplegias, Spastic,Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy,Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsies,Dystonic-Rigid Cerebral Palsy,Hypotonic Cerebral Palsies,Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy,Mixed Cerebral Palsies,Mixed Cerebral Palsy,Monoplegic Cerebral Palsies,Spastic Cerebral Palsies,Spastic Cerebral Palsy,Spastic Diplegias
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012893 Sleep Wake Disorders Abnormal sleep-wake schedule or pattern associated with the CIRCADIAN RHYTHM which affect the length, timing, and/or rigidity of the sleep-wake cycle relative to the day-night cycle. Sleep Disorders,Long Sleeper Syndrome,Short Sleep Phenotype,Short Sleeper Syndrome,Sleep-Related Neurogenic Tachypnea,Subwakefullness Syndrome,Disorder, Sleep,Disorder, Sleep Wake,Disorders, Sleep,Disorders, Sleep Wake,Long Sleeper Syndromes,Neurogenic Tachypnea, Sleep-Related,Neurogenic Tachypneas, Sleep-Related,Phenotype, Short Sleep,Phenotypes, Short Sleep,Short Sleep Phenotypes,Short Sleeper Syndromes,Sleep Disorder,Sleep Phenotypes, Short,Sleep Related Neurogenic Tachypnea,Sleep Wake Disorder,Sleep-Related Neurogenic Tachypneas,Sleeper Syndrome, Long,Sleeper Syndrome, Short,Sleeper Syndromes, Long,Sleeper Syndromes, Short,Subwakefullness Syndromes,Syndrome, Long Sleeper,Syndrome, Short Sleeper,Syndrome, Subwakefullness,Syndromes, Long Sleeper,Syndromes, Short Sleeper,Syndromes, Subwakefullness,Tachypnea, Sleep-Related Neurogenic,Tachypneas, Sleep-Related Neurogenic,Wake Disorder, Sleep,Wake Disorders, Sleep

Related Publications

Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
November 2023, Developmental medicine and child neurology,
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
November 2021, Developmental medicine and child neurology,
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
June 2012, Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992),
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
February 2011, PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation,
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
August 2015, Qualitative health research,
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
August 2011, Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics,
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
August 1956, The Journal of child psychiatry,
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
October 1983, Developmental medicine and child neurology,
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
January 2021, Frontiers in psychiatry,
Sacha Petersen, and Kate L Francis, and Dinah S Reddihough, and Sally Lima, and Adrienne Harvey, and Fiona Newall
November 2009, Journal of advanced nursing,
Copied contents to your clipboard!