20.500.12556/DKUM-95880 Enhancing sleep quality in hospitalized children and adolescents Background: Sleep is vital for maintaining a child's well-being, health, and brain development. During hospitalization, it is disrupted by external and internal factors. The purpose of this review article is to investigate possible ways and interventions to improve sleep quality in hospitalized children and adolescents. Methods: We conducted a literature review, using databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and ScienceDirect, following PRISMA guidelines. We used the descriptive method. Data synthesis involved content analysis. Results: Of the 279 identified studies, 12 were included in the final analysis. The identified subcategories for interventions to improve the quality of sleep in hospitalized children and adolescents were: (1) kangaroo care and gentle human touch; (2) relaxation techniques, cognitive behavioural therapy, play and physical activity; (3) illuminated musical mobile, lullabies and bedtime stories; (4) sleep intervention, compared to standard care during chemotherapy treatment; (5) adjustment of the hospital environment; raising awareness and education, and pharmacological interventions. Conclusion: There are not many studies that focus on sleep in hospitalized children, they mainly focus on adult hospitalized patients or children in their home. There are many approaches to improving sleep, all of which are crucial for promoting healthy sleep. However, additional research of this topic and interventions can help further improve the quality of sleep of hospitalized children. hospital interventions paediatric patients sleep bolnišnica intervencije pediatrični bolniki spanje true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-11-04 08:36:54 2025-11-04 08:36:54 2025-11-05 03:12:50 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 239-244 št. 3 Letn. 27 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-05-23 2025-09-22 2025-09-23 616-082.4-053.6+613.79 254537219 10.32725/kont.2025.043 1804-7122 RAZ_Cus_Spela_2025.pdf RAZ_Cus_Spela_2025.pdf 1 14F03C0584C60EDF89D4F3C7B69AF564 113bda8f39379bb28b13d8884f3f8f50732f45f268b5d717a5356c751ce80175 0a48e0a2-b951-11f0-98b1-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200389 https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/artkey/knt-202503-0008_enhancing-sleep-quality-in-hospitalized-children-and-adolescents.php 1 0a9bcde2-b951-11f0-98b1-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200390 Fakulteta za zdravstvene vede 0 0 0