Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2011 Aug 15;7(4):345-50. doi: 10.5664/JCSM.1186.
To examine sleep health knowledge and beliefs and their relationship to sleep practices in a community sample of caregivers of young children.
A convenience sample of caregivers visiting a museum on one of 2 consecutive weekend days completed a brief parent-report survey on child sleep habits and parental basic sleep knowledge and beliefs and attitudes regarding sleep as a health behavior.
Of the 253 analyzable surveys (response rate 80%; mean age of index child 3.4 ± 2.0 years), 23% of children did not have a consistent bedtime, 25% had a bedtime later than 9 pm, 23% had at least one electronic device in the bedroom, and 56% frequently fell asleep with an adult present. Both positive and negative sleep habits tended to cluster together. Children who had irregular and late bedtimes were more than twice as likely to obtain insufficient sleep that those with regular and early bedtimes (OR 2.30, 2.45). While 25% of children were getting less than the recommended sleep amount for age, just 13% of parents believed that their child was getting insufficient sleep. Lack of knowledge regarding the potential negative impact of specific sleep practices was associated with an increased likelihood of engaging in those practices.
The results of this survey study of a generally well-educated sample of caregivers suggest that there are clear parental knowledge gaps regarding healthy sleep in young children and supports the need for increased sleep health education.
在一个有年幼子女的照料者社区样本中，检查睡眠健康知识和信念及其与睡眠实践的关系。
在连续两个周末的一天中，参观博物馆的照料者的便利样本完成了一份简短的父母报告调查，内容涉及儿童睡眠习惯以及父母对睡眠作为健康行为的基本睡眠知识、信念和态度。
在 253 份可分析的调查中（响应率为 80%；指数儿童的平均年龄为 3.4±2.0 岁），23%的儿童没有固定的就寝时间，25%的儿童就寝时间晚于 9 点，23%的儿童卧室里至少有一个电子设备，56%的儿童经常在成人陪伴下入睡。积极和消极的睡眠习惯往往会聚集在一起。就寝时间不规律和较晚的儿童比就寝时间规律和较早的儿童获得的睡眠不足的可能性高出两倍多（OR 2.30，2.45）。虽然 25%的儿童睡眠时间少于推荐的年龄睡眠时间，但只有 13%的家长认为他们的孩子睡眠不足。缺乏关于特定睡眠习惯潜在负面影响的知识与这些习惯的可能性增加有关。
这项针对一般受过良好教育的照料者样本的调查研究结果表明，父母在幼儿健康睡眠方面存在明显的知识差距，并支持需要加强睡眠健康教育。
