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01-04-2018 | Original Article

The relationship between child and caregiver sleep in acute lymphoblastic leukemia maintenance

Authors: Lauren C. Daniel, Colleen M. Walsh, Lisa J. Meltzer, Lamia P. Barakat, Jacqueline D. Kloss

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 4/2018

Abstract

Purpose

The purposes of this study are to describe sleep quality and sleep disturbance among caregivers of children in the maintenance phase of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and to examine the relationship between sleep quality, child sleep disturbance, and caregiver guilt and worry.

Methods

Caregivers of 68 children with ALL, ages 3 to 12 years old, completed measures of caregiver guilt and worry, caregiver sleep quality, and child’s developmental history and sleep habits. Demographic and treatment correlates of poor caregiver sleep were examined, and caregiver guilt and worry was tested as a moderator between child and caregiver sleep.

Results

More than half of caregivers (55.9%) reported clinically significant poor sleep and less than 40% were obtaining adequate sleep durations. Caregiver sleep was significantly related to child age at diagnosis, child sleep, and caregiver guilt and worry. Caregiver guilt and worry did not moderate the relationship between child sleep and caregiver sleep.

Conclusions

Poor sleep is common in caregivers of children with cancer. Further research on the timing of sleep interventions and the most effective intervention targets are needed to maximize caregiver functioning during a child’s cancer treatment. Targeted interventions seeking to improve caregiver sleep should be directed towards caregivers of children diagnosed in early childhood, caregivers of children with poor sleep, and caregivers with high guilt and worry.

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Title: The relationship between child and caregiver sleep in acute lymphoblastic leukemia maintenance
Authors: Lauren C. Daniel
Colleen M. Walsh
Lisa J. Meltzer
Lamia P. Barakat
Jacqueline D. Kloss
Publication date: 01-04-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3933-z

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