Sleep initiation patterns and their influence on sleep quality in infants and young children.
10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2111004
- Author:
Zhuo-Ya LIU
1
;
Yu-Qin GUO
1
;
Juan-Juan SONG
1
;
Li ZOU
1
;
Li-Ya MA
1
Author Information
1. Department of Child Health Care, Shenzhen Bao'an Women's and Children's Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518100, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire;
Infant and young child;
Sleep initiation pattern;
Sleep quality
- MeSH:
Breast Feeding;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Cognition;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Parents;
Sleep;
Sleep Quality
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2022;24(3):297-302
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To investigate the current status of sleep initiation patterns, influencing factors for sleep initiation patterns, and the influence of sleep initiation patterns on sleep quality in infants and young children.
METHODS:A total of 521 infants and young children, aged 0-35 months, who underwent physical examination at the outpatient service of the Department of Growth and Development in Shenzhen Bao'an Women's and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University were enrolled as subjects. A self-designed questionnaire and Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire were used to collect the information on family background, parenting behaviors, and sleep quality in the past one week. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the influencing factors for sleep initiation patterns. A multiple linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the influence of sleep initiation patterns on the number of nighttime awakenings.
RESULTS:Among the 521 infants and young children, 258 (49.5%) were breastfed/bottle fed to initiate sleep, 62 (11.9%) were rocked/held to initiate sleep, 39 (7.5%) slept independently, and 162 (31.1%) initiated sleep accompanied by parents. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the children with breastfeeding and a younger age were more likely to be breastfed/bottle fed to initiate sleep (P<0.05) and that the children with a younger age were also more likely to be rocked/held to initiate sleep (P<0.05). The multiple linear regression analysis showed that sleep initiation with breastfeeding/bottle feeding significantly increased the number of nighttime awakenings (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:Most infants and young children initiate sleep by being breastfed/bottle fed, rocked/held, or accompanied. The sleep initiation pattern is associated with the age of children and whether they are still breastfeeding. Sleep initiation with breastfeeding/bottle feeding can increase the number of nighttime awakenings. io.
