Exploring Sleep Challenges and Interventions in Children with a Vision Impairment: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Sleep problems are highly prevalent among children with vision impairment and can negatively affect physical, emotional, and cognitive development. There is a need to identify and evaluate effective interventions in this population. This scoping review aimed to map the range of sleep challenges experienced by these children and to summarise the interventions evaluated to date. Methods: Systematic searches were performed in Embase, Medline, and Web of Science Core Collection. Screening was completed in Covidence, and data extraction and descriptive analysis were conducted using Microsoft Excel (version 2510) and IBM SPSS Statistics (version 30). Narrative synthesis was used to summarise findings. Results: Fifteen studies were included, over half o

SUBMITTER: Oakes E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12731822 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature