Factors Associated With Preterm Infants’ Circadian Sleep/Wake Patterns at the Hospital

Hsiang-Yun Lan, Ti Yin, Jyu-Lin Chen, Yue-Cune Chang and Jen-Jiuan Liaw

Clinical Nursing Research, 2019, vol. 28, issue 4, 456-472

Abstract: This prospective repeated-measures study explored potential factors (postmenstrual age, body weight, gender, chronological age, illness severity, and circadian rhythm) related to preterm infants’ circadian sleep/wake patterns. Circadian sleep/wake patterns were measured using an Actiwatch for 3 continuous days in preterm infants (gestational age of 28-36.4 weeks) in a neonatal intensive care unit and hospital nursery. Potential factors associated with circadian sleep/wake patterns were analyzed using the generalized estimating equation. For our sample of 30 preterm infants, better sleep/wake patterns were associated with male gender, younger postmenstrual and chronological age, lower body weight, and less illness severity. Preterm infants’ total sleep time ( B = 41.828, p

Keywords: sleep/wake patterns; preterm infants hospitalization; Actiwatch (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773817724960

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