Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 1;19(15):9416. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159416.
Our study examines the acceptability and feasibility of Moshi, an audio-based mobile application, among children 3-8 years old using a parent-child dyadic approach. Our 10-day within-subject pre-post study design consisted of five nights of a normal bedtime routine and a subsequent five nights exposed to one story on the Moshi application during the intervention. Each five-night period spanned three weeknights and two weekend nights. The Short-Form Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (SF-CSHQ) was used to measure children's sleep at baseline and post-intervention. The PROMIS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used to assess parents' sleep. Among the 25 child-parent dyads, the mean child age was 4 (SD = 1.23) and 63% were male ( = 15). Mean parent age was 35 (SD = 5.83), 84% were female ( = 21), and 48.0% were Black ( = 12). For child-only comparisons, mean post-SF-CSHQ measures were lower compared to baseline. A trend in parent sleep is reported. This study shows the potential of an audio-based mobile sleep aid to improve sleep health in a racially diverse parent and child dyad sample.
我们的研究采用亲子对偶法，考察了音频型移动应用程序 Moshi 在 3-8 岁儿童中的可接受性和可行性。我们的 10 天单组内前后测试设计包括五个晚上的正常睡前常规，以及随后五个晚上在干预期间使用 Moshi 应用程序听一个故事。每个五晚周期跨越三个周一夜和两个周末夜。采用简短版儿童睡眠习惯问卷（SF-CSHQ）在基线和干预后测量儿童的睡眠。采用 PROMIS、嗜睡量表和匹兹堡睡眠质量指数评估父母的睡眠。在 25 对儿童-家长对偶组中，儿童的平均年龄为 4 岁（标准差=1.23），63%为男性（=15）。家长的平均年龄为 35 岁（标准差=5.83），84%为女性（=21），48.0%为黑人（=12）。对于仅儿童比较，SF-CSHQ 的平均后测得分低于基线。报告了父母睡眠的趋势。这项研究表明，音频型移动睡眠辅助工具有可能改善种族多样化的父母和儿童对偶样本的睡眠健康。
