Kendra Krietsch

Dr. Kendra Krietsch


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 April 2022 in Sleep Health
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KKKendra Krietsch
Kendra Krietsch
KDKara M. Duraccio
Kara M. Duraccio
NZNanhua Zhang
Nanhua Zhang
BSBrian E Saelens
Brian E Saelens
THTaylor Howarth
Taylor Howarth
DBDean W. Beebe
Dean W. Beebe

12 January 2021 in Children
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KKKendra Krietsch
Kendra Krietsch
DBDean W. Beebe
Dean W. Beebe
CKChristopher King
Christopher King
KHKendra Homan
Kendra Homan
SWSara Williams
Sara Williams
Poor sleep is commonly reported in pediatric chronic pain. There are signals that intensive interdisciplinary pain treatments (IIPT) may inadvertently improve objective sleep, but this claim cannot be substantiated without baseline sleep data prior to IIPT. This study followed the objective sleep/wake patterns (e.g., duration, quality, timing, consistency) of pediatric patients with severely functionally disabling chronic pain before, during, and after inpatient IIPT (the Functional Independence Restoration Program—“FIRST Program”), alongside a similarly-disabled chronic pain Comparison Group. The final sample included N = 10 FIRST Patients and N = 9 Comparison Group patients. At baseline, the whole sample showed healthy sleep duration (~9 h), average sleep efficiency 60 min while the Comparison Group maintained similar sleep to baseline. At follow up (1–2 months later), FIRST Patients’ sleep schedules shifted later but were still less variable than at baseline. Results point to the malleability of sleep/wake patterns within treatment contexts with strict environmental control but suggest that these gains may be difficult for youth with chronic pain to maintain in the home environment.