Improving day and night sleep problems in infants by changing day time sleep rhythm: a single group before and after study

To access full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink "Full Text" at the bottom of this page This study explores the duration and timing of day time waking periods required for sleep disturbed infants to improve day and night sleep. Seventy-nine sleep disturbed outpati...

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Published in:International Journal of Nursing Studies
Main Authors: Skuladottir, Arna, Thome, Marga, Ramel, Alfons
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005
Subjects:
Sleep Disorders
Circadian Rhythm
Health Promotion
Infant Care
Parents
Anxiety
Separation
Parent-Child Relations
Child Psychology
Wakefulness
Trust
Temperament
Child
Preschool
Infant
Time Factors
Humans
Female
Male
Analysis of Variance
Nursing Evaluation Research
Questionnaires
Iceland
Research Support
Non-U.S. Gov't
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/2823
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.12.004
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Summary:To access full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink "Full Text" at the bottom of this page This study explores the duration and timing of day time waking periods required for sleep disturbed infants to improve day and night sleep. Seventy-nine sleep disturbed outpatients with day and night sleep problems were investigated before and two weeks after a brief sleep intervention. Data were collected by interviewing parents on their infants' day and night sleep patterns. Besides instructing the parents on night sleep regulation, they were advised to regulate day sleep. After the intervention, duration of day and night sleep increased and frequency of night waking decreased. The mean duration of the first waking period in the morning did not change, but the range decreased. The mean duration of the last waking period in the evening increased. The frequency of short and irregular day naps and the need for assistance in falling asleep decreased after the intervention. It is recommended that the last waking before night sleep is lengthened to reduce day and night sleep problems.

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