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Child sleep behaviors and sleep problems from infancy to school-age.
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Sleep Medicine . Nov2019, Vol. 63, p5-8. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>Few studies have examined the sleep behaviors associated with a caregiver-reported sleep problem beyond early childhood and across different age groups. This study examined sleep behaviors associated with a caregiver-reported sleep problem from birth to middle childhood.<bold>Methods: </bold>Participants were 5107 children from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children-Birth Cohort. Caregiver-reported child sleep problems and sleep behaviors were assessed biennially from ages 0-1 to 10-11 years. Logistic regressions were used to examine associations between three child sleep behaviors (waking overnight, difficulty falling asleep, and difficulty sleeping alone) and the odds of having a caregiver-reported sleep problem at each age.<bold>Results: </bold>Caregiver-reported child sleep problems were most prevalent in infancy (17.1%) and decreased through middle childhood (7.7%). All three sleep behaviors were associated with a sleep problem at each age. Whereas waking overnight was the most common sleep behavior and was associated with the highest odds of having a sleep problem from infancy to age 6-7 years (ORs = 5.78-8.29), difficulty falling asleep was the most common sleep behavior and was associated with the highest odds of having a sleep problem at ages 8-9 and 10-11 years (ORs = 10.65 and 17.78, respectively).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Caregivers' endorsement of a child sleep problem was associated with developmentally-relevant sleep behaviors, with night awakenings most relevant during infancy and difficulty falling asleep most relevant in middle childhood. Study findings have implications for targeted and developmentally-focused sleep problem screening questions in child healthcare settings. Future research examining additional indicators of caregiver-defined sleep problems is required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHILD psychology
*INFANTS
*AGE groups
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13899457
- Volume :
- 63
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sleep Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139676034
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2019.05.003