University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Tandem Diabetes, San Diego, CA, USA.
Diabetes Educ. 2019 Feb;45(1):80-86. doi: 10.1177/0145721718812484. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
: The purpose of this study was to explore caregiver’s description of their experience of nighttime sleep.
: Caregivers (N=22) of children 10–18 years of age with T1D were recruited for this descriptive study. Anonymous questionnaires contained demographic information and both open and close-ended questions that focused on caregiving as it related to sleep. Open-ended questions were reviewed to help understand the effect of nocturnal caregiving activities on parental sleep.
: The sample of caregivers were all female, had a mean age 43 years; 96% graduated high school; 68% married or partnered, 100% Caucasian. Children had been diagnosed with T1D for a mean of 5 years, with a mean age of 12.2 years. Caregivers reported short sleep duration (mean 5.8 hours). Over half of participants reported they required ≥ 7 hours of sleep to feel their best, 64% reporting trouble sleeping at night, and 86% reported that caregiving interfered with their night time sleep, while 54% responded that sleep was “very important.” Content analysis of the open ended questions revealed two themes 1) Anxiety about child’s blood glucose levels, 2) Nighttime disruptions
: Caregivers are frequently sleep deprived and worry about their child’s nighttime glucose. Caregiving duties, anxiety, and sleep fragmentation may contribute to their poor sleep.
本研究旨在探讨照顾者对其夜间睡眠体验的描述。
本描述性研究招募了 22 名年龄在 10-18 岁的 1 型糖尿病儿童的照顾者。匿名问卷包含人口统计学信息以及开放式和封闭式问题，重点关注与睡眠相关的护理活动。对开放式问题进行了审查，以帮助了解夜间护理活动对父母睡眠的影响。
照顾者均为女性，平均年龄为 43 岁；96%的人高中毕业；68%已婚或有伴侣，100%为白种人。儿童被诊断出患有 1 型糖尿病的平均时间为 5 年，平均年龄为 12.2 岁。照顾者报告睡眠时间短（平均 5.8 小时）。超过一半的参与者报告他们需要≥7 小时的睡眠才能感觉状态最佳，64%的人报告夜间睡眠困难，86%的人报告护理工作会干扰他们的夜间睡眠，而 54%的人表示睡眠“非常重要”。对开放式问题的内容分析揭示了两个主题：1）对孩子血糖水平的焦虑，2）夜间干扰。
照顾者经常睡眠不足，担心孩子夜间的血糖水平。护理工作、焦虑和睡眠碎片化可能是导致他们睡眠质量差的原因。
