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Parents of children with spastic cerebral palsy have barriers to improve their child's quality of life and well-being due to a lack of knowledge regarding the benefits of sleep and rest, as well as the potential causes of sleep disturbances and home-based solutions. The problem is that there is a lack of occupation-based programs for parents that address sleep regulation to improve sleep participation for children with spastic cerebral palsy, which results in difficulties with sleep initiation and maintenance of sleep (Hulst et al. 2020, Löwing et al., 2020, Petersen et al. 2020). The purpose of this program development type capstone project is to create and implement an occupation-based program that increases parents’ knowledge and resources on sleep regulation for children with spastic cerebral palsy to increase sleep participation (Hulst et al 2020). The program educated parents on the occupation of sleep and rest which included the causes of sleep disturbances, positioning, and bed time routines. In the future, occupational therapists can increase advocacy efforts to improve awareness of the value of education for parents of children with spastic cerebral palsy on the occupation of sleep and rest.

Publication Date

Spring 4-12-2023

Publisher

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

sleep, spastic, cerebral palsy, occupations, services, parents, occupational therapy

Medical Subject Headings

sleep, spastic, cerebral palsy, occupations, services, parents, occupational therapy

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy | Pediatrics

Comments

Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences April 12, 2023.

Sleep Disturbances and Children: An Occupation-Based Program for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

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