Sleep disturbance and psychological distress among hospitalized children in India: Parental perceptions on pediatric inpatient experiences.

Purpose: Investigate parental perceptions of children's sleep disturbance and psychological distress associated with an inpatient stay in a low-resource hospital setting.

Design And Methods: Demographic and validated survey instruments were adapted for administration to parents of children in the medical wards of a tertiary hospital in India. Parents proficient in English, Hindi, Tamil, or Telugu with a child age 4-12 years admitted for at least 48 h were eligible to participate.