The moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep

Background: Children with intellectual and developmental difficulties often experience sleep problems, which in turn may impact parental sleep patterns. This study explored the role of parental sleep knowledge as a moderator on the relationship between child sleep and parental sleep impairment. Meth...

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Main Authors: Halstead, Elizabeth J., Jones, Alexandra, Esposito, Gianluca, Dimitriou, Dagmara
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1464022023-03-05T16:44:19Z The moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep Halstead, Elizabeth J. Jones, Alexandra Esposito, Gianluca Dimitriou, Dagmara Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Science::Medicine Sleep Children Background: Children with intellectual and developmental difficulties often experience sleep problems, which in turn may impact parental sleep patterns. This study explored the role of parental sleep knowledge as a moderator on the relationship between child sleep and parental sleep impairment. Methods: 582 parents or caregivers (92.6% mothers) of children with different developmental disabilities (Age M = 9.34, 29.5% females) such as Down’s syndrome, participated in an online survey. Multiple regression analysis was conducted. Results: Parental sleep knowledge of child sleep was a moderating variable in the relationship between child sleep nocturnal duration and parental sleep impairment. Although overall, sleep knowledge was high in this sample, two specific knowledge gaps were identified namely child sleep duration requirements, and the recognition of signs of a well-rested child. Conclusion: This study has provided evidence that increased parental sleep knowledge can positively impact both child and parental sleep outcomes Published version 2021-02-16T04:57:27Z 2021-02-16T04:57:27Z 2021 Journal Article Halstead, E. J., Jones, A., Esposito, G., & Dimitriou, D. (2021). The Moderating Role of Parental Sleep Knowledge on Children with Developmental Disabilities and Their Parents’ Sleep. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), 746-. doi:10.3390/ijerph18020746 1660-4601 0000-0002-5633-1859 0000-0002-9442-0254 0000-0002-6856-0595 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146402 10.3390/ijerph18020746 33467212 2-s2.0-85099572486 2 18 en International journal of environmental research and public health © 2021 The Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). application/pdf
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Halstead, Elizabeth J.
Jones, Alexandra
Esposito, Gianluca
Dimitriou, Dagmara
The moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep
description Background: Children with intellectual and developmental difficulties often experience sleep problems, which in turn may impact parental sleep patterns. This study explored the role of parental sleep knowledge as a moderator on the relationship between child sleep and parental sleep impairment. Methods: 582 parents or caregivers (92.6% mothers) of children with different developmental disabilities (Age M = 9.34, 29.5% females) such as Down’s syndrome, participated in an online survey. Multiple regression analysis was conducted. Results: Parental sleep knowledge of child sleep was a moderating variable in the relationship between child sleep nocturnal duration and parental sleep impairment. Although overall, sleep knowledge was high in this sample, two specific knowledge gaps were identified namely child sleep duration requirements, and the recognition of signs of a well-rested child. Conclusion: This study has provided evidence that increased parental sleep knowledge can positively impact both child and parental sleep outcomes
author2 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
author_facet Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Halstead, Elizabeth J.
Jones, Alexandra
Esposito, Gianluca
Dimitriou, Dagmara
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author Halstead, Elizabeth J.
Jones, Alexandra
Esposito, Gianluca
Dimitriou, Dagmara
author_sort Halstead, Elizabeth J.
title The moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep
title_short The moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep
title_full The moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep
title_fullStr The moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep
title_full_unstemmed The moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep
title_sort moderating role of parental sleep knowledge on children with developmental disabilities and their parents' sleep
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url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146402
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