Ragni Benedetta, De Stasio Simona, Barni Daniela
LUMSA University, P.zza delle Vaschette, 101 00193 Rome - Italy, Tel.: +39 06 68422 911.
Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2020 Dec;17(6):349-360. doi: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20200604.
During childhood, sleep problems are a common concern for parents and families. The literature on children's sleep documents a strong association between parental factors and infant sleep quality. However, most studies have only examined maternal attitudes and behaviors. To systematically identify and assess the existing literature on the role of fathers in children's sleep over the first three years of life.
Studies were identified from January 1993 to July 2020 in four electronic databases, following PRIMSA guidelines.
The initial search yielded a total of 657 records. Fifty-nine studies were full review, and 26 studies met all inclusion criteria and formed the basis for the review. Studies were divided into thematic groups as a function of the paternal variables they investigated: Extrinsic Parenting factors, Parent-child Interaction Context, and Distal Environmental Influences.
This review points up a range of paternal variables that can represent risk or protective factors for child sleep. Our results may help parents and healthcare practitioners to identify evidence-based knowledge about sleep. Furthermore, identifying paternal factors that contribute to sleep problems can usefully inform the design of individualized interventions.
在儿童时期，睡眠问题是家长和家庭普遍关注的问题。关于儿童睡眠的文献记载了父母因素与婴儿睡眠质量之间的紧密联系。然而，大多数研究仅考察了母亲的态度和行为。本研究旨在系统地识别和评估关于父亲在儿童生命最初三年睡眠中所起作用的现有文献。
按照PRISMA指南，于1993年1月至2020年7月在四个电子数据库中检索相关研究。
初步检索共获得657条记录。对59项研究进行了全面审查，其中26项研究符合所有纳入标准，构成了本综述的基础。根据所调查的父亲变量，研究被分为不同的主题组：外在养育因素、亲子互动背景和远端环境影响。
本综述指出了一系列可能代表儿童睡眠风险或保护因素的父亲变量。我们的研究结果可能有助于家长和医疗从业者识别基于证据的睡眠知识。此外，识别导致睡眠问题的父亲因素可为个性化干预措施的设计提供有益参考。
