Prevalence, patterns, and persistence of sleep problems in the first 3 years of life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Examine the prevalence, patterns, and persistence of parent-reported sleep problems during the first 3 years of life.

Methods

Three hundred fifty-nine mother/child pairs participated in a prospective birth cohort study. Sleep questionnaires were administered to mothers when children were 6, 12, 24, and 36 months old. Sleep variables included parent response to a nonspecific query about the presence/absence of a sleep problem and 8 specific sleep outcome domains: sleep onset latency, sleep maintenance, 24-hour sleep duration, daytime sleep/naps, sleep location, restlessness/vocalization, nightmares/night terrors, and snoring.

Results

Prevalence of a parent-reported sleep problem was 10% at all assessment intervals. Night wakings and shorter sleep duration wer

SUBMITTER: Byars KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3357046 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature