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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on September 28, 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2008 33(3):292-297; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm096
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Practices and Provisions for Parents Sleeping Overnight with a Hospitalized Child

Robyn Stremler, RN, PhD1, Lily Wong, RN, BScN, BHSc1 and Christopher Parshuram, MBChB, DPhil2

1Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto and 2The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr Robyn Stremler, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Room 288, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P8, Canada. E-mail: robyn.stremler{at}utoronto.ca


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Objective To describe practices affecting parents’ overnight stays, provisions for parents sleeping overnight and parents’ involvement in overnight care of their hospitalized child. Methods A cross-sectional telephone survey of Canadian and American hospitals with more or equal to 50 acute pediatric beds and more or equal to two pediatric wards was conducted. Results Surveys were completed by 135 hospitals (77% response rate). All general pediatric units allowed parents to sleep at the bedside overnight; higher acuity units limited parental stays. The majority of hospitals limited overnight visitors at the bedside to one parent, and few hospitals routinely allowed siblings to sleep overnight. One hundred and thirty-three (99%) hospitals reported parental involvement in their child's care at night, with 52 (39%) stating this was an expectation. Conclusions In general, parents are given the opportunity to stay at the bedside overnight, but barriers exist that limit opportunities for sleep during their child's hospitalization, and serve to separate families who have a hospitalized child.

Key words: hospitalization; parents; sleep.

Received April 30, 2007; revision received July 8, 2007; accepted September 5, 2007


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