Perceived Determinants of Children's Inadequate Sleep Health. A Concept Mapping Study among Professionals.

ABSTRACT: An increasing number of children experience inadequate sleep, which negatively effects their health. To promote healthy sleep among children, it is essential to understand the underlying determinants. This online concept mapping study therefore explores potential determinants of children's inadequate sleep as perceived by professionals with expertise in the sleep health of children aged 4-12 years. Participants (n = 27) were divided in three groups: (1) doctors (n = 9); (2) nurses (n = 11); (3) sleep experts (n = 7). Participants generated potential determinants (i.e., ideas) of children's inadequate sleep. Subsequently, they sorted all ideas by relatedness and rated their importance. These data were analysed using multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. The results of

SUBMITTER: Belmon LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7578965 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature