Katherine Wilson|Alison L. Miller|Karen Bonuck|Julie C. Lumeng|Ronald D. Chervin
Evaluation of a Sleep Education Program for Low-Income Preschool Children and Their Families
California Center for Sleep Disorders|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Albert Einstein College of Medicine|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|California Center for Sleep Disorders
evaluate novel sleep education program lowincome preschool children familiesrandomized trial educational interventioncommunitybasedhead start preschool families n 152 greater lansing detroit michiganclassrooms head start sites randomized intervention group prompt intervention versus control group delayed intervention parents attended onetime 45min sleep education program preschoolers received 2 w 320 total min classroom sleep curriculumparent knowledge attitudes selfefficacy beliefs assessed primary outcomes 45min sleep intervention immediately postintervention approximately 1 mo postintervention parents reported childs bedtimes wake times 7day sleep diaries baseline 1mo followup average weeknight sleep durations bedtimes served secondary outcomeslinear mixed models showed time treatment effect parents knowledge attitudes selfefficacy p 005 beliefs improvements found immediately postintervention retained 1mo followup children intervention group improved weeknight sleep duration 1mo followup 30 min 110 09 h vs 105 10 hours baseline compared controls 104 09 h versus 105 09 h baseline p 004 difference groups children show statistically significant improvements bedtimeeducational interventions early childhood effect parents sleep knowledge attitudes selfefficacy childrens sleep behavior however repeated exposure new information may important parents well children