Promoting healthy sleep in Chinese kindergarteners through a family-based intervention: protocol of the "Healthy Sleep" randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep is instrumental for growth and development in children, making it critical to establish healthy sleep habits from the earliest years of life. Many kindergarteners (3-6 years) in China have inadequate and poor sleep, necessitating targeted interventions. This research protocol details the "Healthy Sleep" intervention that was designed to promote healthy sleep among kindergarteners in China.

Methods

The "Healthy Sleep" intervention will be family-based and will support parents as change agents. The development of the intervention is based on evidence regarding correlates of sleep in young children and guided by Bandura's social cognitive theory. A 12-month randomised controlled trial will be conducted to examine the efficacy of the intervention for promoting h

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature