Time‐motion observations to characterize the developmental environment in a paediatric post‐acute care hospital

Author:

Hogan Patrick G.1,Wallace Claire E.1,Schaffer‐Nay Nanette R.1,Al‐Zubeidi Duha1,Holekamp Nicholas A.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights Missouri USA

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundChronically hospitalized children are at risk for neurodevelopmental delay, compounded by restricted social interactions, movement and environmental stimulation. We measured patients' movements and interactions to characterize developmentally relevant aspects of our inpatient environment and identify opportunities for developmental enrichment.MethodsAs part of a quality improvement initiative to inform neurodevelopmental programming for children with medical complexity at our paediatric post‐acute care specialty hospital, we conducted >232 hours of time‐motion observations. Trained observers followed 0‐ to 5‐year‐old inpatients from 7 am to 7 pm on weekdays, categorizing observations within five domains: Where, With, Position, State and Environment. Observations were collected continuously utilizing REDCap on iPads. A change in any domain initiated a new observation.ResultsPatients were median 1 year and 8 months of age (range 2 months to 3 years 9 months) with a median length of hospitalization of 514 days (range 66–1298). In total, 2636 unique observations (or median 134 observations per patient‐day [range 95–210]) were collected. Patients left their rooms up to 4 times per day for median 1 h and 34 min (range 41 min to 4 h:30 min). Patients spent 4 h:6 min (2 h:57 min to 6 h:30 min) interacting with someone and 3 h:51 min (57 min to 6 h:36 min) out of bed each day. Patients were simultaneously out of their beds, interacting with someone and awake for 2 h:21 min (51 min to 4 h:19 min) each day.ConclusionsDespite a care model prioritizing time out of bed and social interaction, time‐motion observations indicate patients spent many of their waking hours in bed and alone. Quantifying our inpatients developmental opportunities will inform neurodevelopmental programming initiatives.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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