Eleanor Bathory|Suzy Tomopoulos|Russell L. Rothman|Lee Sanders|Eliana M. Perrin|Alan L. Mendelsohn|Benard P. Dreyer|Maria E. Cerra|H. Shonna Yin
Infant Sleep and Parent Health Literacy
Montefiore Medical Center|New York University|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Stanford University|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|New York University|New York University|New York University|New York University
child sleep problems prevalent linked poor behavior worse school performance obesity low health literacy hl associated suboptimal parenting practices worse health outcomes relationship parent hl child sleeprelated issues known examined association parent hl child sleeprelated issuesthis crosssectional analysis data caregivers enrolled cluster randomized trial primary carebased child obesity prevention program 4 pediatric clinics parent hl assessed using short test functional health literacy adults 9month wellchild visit sleeprelated factors assessed presence tv room child sleeps regular naptimes bedtimes 5 dayswk low daytime nighttime sleep duration 1 sd mean basis national data multiple logistic regression analyses performedwe enrolled 557 caregivers 9monthold children 497 hispanic 269 black 562 20000 annual income 496 reported tv room child sleeps 266 regular naptimes norbedtimes median sleep duration 23 interquartile range 1530 hours daytime 90 interquartile range 80100 hours night 302 low daytime 203 low nighttime sleep duration children parents low hl likely bedroom tv 667 vs 477 p 01 adjusted odds ratio 22 95 confidence interval 1143 low nighttime sleep 370 vs 185 p 002 adjusted odds ratio 24 95 confidence interval 1248low parent hl associated tv bedroom low night sleep duration additional study needed explore associations intervention strategies address child sleep problems