Introduction: Sleep is important for growth and development in pediatric. This is very importand during hospitalization because stress and harm in hospital destroyed quality and quantity of sleep in hospital. Non pharmalogical intervention are attention todays.In this research assess the effect of nonpharmalogical interventions. Then we have survey about affect a non pharmacological intervention to improve quality and quantity of sleep in Pediatric.
Methods: This research was quasi experimental and clinical trials. Samples were selected in markaz tebi in1386-87none randomized first 70 persons and second period 65 persons. Then Nurses were educated for non pharmacological intervention with theoretical (one day workshop) and Practical (One Month in clinic). Then nurses perform nonpharmalogical intervention in form of nursing implementation. Quality and quantity of Sleep were measured by interview with mother before and after intervention with researcher's questionair. Results were compaired with statistical method (Chi squaire, Man wittney, t-test) with SPSS v.11.5.
Results: Quality of sleep showed meaning full different between before (M=10.31, Sd=1.19) and after (M=11.24, Sd=1.07) of intervention and quality of sleep in physicologic (tired-well being) & behavioral (long to fall sleep & awak) parameters (P<0.05).
Conclusion: This research indicated a non pharmacological intervention to improve quality and quantity of sleep in school ages with chronic illness in hospitals. Researcher advice nonpharmalogical intervention must be performed for improve of sleep in pediatric in form of nursing care.
hoseini A. Survey of the effect of non pharmacological intervention to improve of sleep in pediatric, that suffering of chronic illness. IJNR 2012; 7 (27) :60-72 URL: http://ijnr.ir/article-1-1096-en.html