The feasibility and acceptability of mobile ecological momentary assessment to evaluate sleep, family functioning, and affect in patients with pediatric craniopharyngioma.
Nour Al Ghriwati, Marcia Winter, Joshua Semko, Thomas E Merchant, Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree
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Abstract
Purpose/objectives: We aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of mobile ecological momentary assessment (mEMA) for youth with craniopharyngioma and evaluate daily associations among family functioning, affect, and sleep difficulties.
Design/research approach: Youth completed two mEMA diaries per day for one week.
Sample/participants: Thirty-nine youth who underwent surgery and proton radiotherapy (when indicated) for craniopharyngioma.
Methods/methodological approach: Descriptive statistics and multi-level modeling were used to examine feasibility and acceptability of mEMA and daily associations among family functioning, affect, and sleep.
Findings: Youth reported satisfaction and minimal burden from completing daily mEMA diaries. Poorer family functioning was not related to lower sleep efficiency.
Conclusions/interpretation: mEMA is an acceptable and feasible method for evaluating sleep and related variables in children and adolescents with craniopharyngioma.
Implications for psychosocial providers or policy: Results highlight the utility of gathering mEMA data in youth at elevated risk for sleep difficulties as a function of their illness/treatment.
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