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Improving Sleep Efficiency and Quality in Caregivers of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

Flesch, Laura L
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1525353229277475

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2018, Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program in Population Health Leadership DNP, Xavier University, Nursing.
The effects of sleep loss are a population health issue for the 65.7 million family caregivers in the United States (U.S.). Between 60-95% of caregivers report poor sleep quality because of sleep disruption. The purpose of this Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) scholarly project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a combination of interventions, referred to as a sleep bundle, to improve sleep quality for caregivers of children with chronic conditions such as bone marrow transplant (BMT) using the FADE (Focus Analyze Develop Execute Evaluate) quality improvement (QI) methodology. It was hypothesized that the sleep bundle will decrease sleep disruption, and ultimately improve the sleep quality of primary caregivers of BMT patients. Specific aims to test the hypothesis included: (1) Compare sleep efficiency and quality in caregivers with and without the sleep bundle; (2) Identify and mitigate barriers and obstacles to implement the sleep bundle. Although the sleep bundle was followed reliably the nights of sleep bundle intervention phase; the sleep bundle was not found to be statistically significant in improving the sleep efficiency and sleep quality of caregivers of BMT patients. Additional evaluation of the sleep bundle and its impact on improving the sleep efficiency and quality of caregivers is needed with a larger sample size. Possible alteration of specifics interventions combined in the sleep bundle should also be explored.
Elizabeth Bragg, PhD, RN (Committee Chair)
Robin Saxon, DNP, RN (Committee Co-Chair)
108 p.
Health Care; Health Sciences; Medicine; Nursing; Psychology
Bone Marrow Transplant or Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant or Stem Cell Transplant patients and caregivers sleep; caregivers of chronically ill patients; sleep disruptions; sleep disturbances; sleep efficiency; sleep quality; caregiver sleep quality

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  • Flesch, L. L. (2018). Improving Sleep Efficiency and Quality in Caregivers of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1525353229277475

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Flesch, Laura. Improving Sleep Efficiency and Quality in Caregivers of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients. 2018. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1525353229277475.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Flesch, Laura. "Improving Sleep Efficiency and Quality in Caregivers of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1525353229277475

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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