Sleep/Wake Patterns and Parental Perceptions of Sleep in Children Born Preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

To compare sleep/wake patterns in children born preterm in Australia vs Canada and determine cultural differences in the relationship between parental perception of sleep and actual sleep behaviors.

Methods

Australian and Canadian children born preterm were recruited from the Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity trial (n = 188, 5-12 y) and underwent 14 days actigraphy monitoring. Parents completed the National Sleep Foundation 2004 Sleep in America questionnaire. Cross-cultural differences in sleep characteristics assessed by actigraphy and parent-reported questionnaire were examined. Correlational analyses determined the associations between parental perceptions of child sleep need and sleep behavior.

Results

Actigraphy showed preterm children obtained,

SUBMITTER: Biggs SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4865558 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature