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. 2023 Sep 1;19(9):1583–1594. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10614

Table 3.

Mother-reported child sleep patterns, ecology, and intervention outcomes before and after Beds for Kids (BfK) intervention (n = 27).

Sleep Arrangement and Patterns (BCSQ) Pre-BfK 1-Month Post-BfK Adjusted Post- vs Preintervention Difference P
Mean (SD) or % Mean (SD) or % Beta Coefficient, (SE)a
Sleeps in own room, own bed 0.0% 40.7%
Shared room with caregiver, own bedb 11.1% 22.2%
Shared room with sibling(s), own bed 0.0% 25.9%
Shared room with caregiver, shared bed 59.3% 11.1%
Shared room with sibling(s), shared bed 18.5% 0.0%
Floor 3.7% 0.0%
Other 7.4% 0.0%
Bedtime 8:44 PM (50.40 min) 8:59 PM (48.60 min) .24 (0.13) .053
Sleep onset latency (minutes) 42.61 (33.20) 37.71 (29.12) −4.22 (5.96) .479
Night awakening frequency 1 (0.78) 0.62 (0.64) −0.39 (0.14)** .007
Duration of night awakenings (minutes) 20.32 (23.52) 10.35 (13.65) −10.31 (4.73)* .029
Wake time 7:44 AM (74.40 min) 7:39 AM (73.80 min)
Nighttime sleep duration (hours) 8.91 (1.29) 9.13 (1.48) 0.20 (0.29) .482
Takes naps 88.89% 81.48%
Nap duration (minutes) 104.44 (63.45 min) 76.67 (60.76 min)
Total (24-hour) sleep duration (hours) 10.72 (1.88) 10.46 (2.04)
Sleep quality 2.48 (0.98) 3.38 (.85) .90 (.20)*** <.001
Child sleep problem 40.7% 11.5% N/A .03c
Bedtime routine ≥ 5 nights/week 48.2% 57.7% 0.66 (0.71) .353
Consumes ≥ 1 caffeinated beverages/d (yes/no) 48.2% 57.7% 0.57 (0.73) .432
No. of caffeinated beverages/day 0.81 (1.00) 0.65 (0.63) −0.17 (0.19) .354
Electronics in bedroom (yes/no) 88.9% 76.9% −1.49 (1.13) .185
No. of electronics 1.74 (0.98) 1.50 (1.21) −0.26 (0.21) .229
Internalizing problems T-score 49.96 (10.38) 46.23 (10.76) −3.84 (1.56)* .014
Externalizing problems T-score 52.15 (12.06) 48.62 (12.26) −3.56 (1.65)* .031

*P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001. aMixed-effects models accounting for random effects of children and after adjusting for child sex, age, and baseline maternal clinically significant depression, baseline family chaos score, and intervention, except for child sleep problem. bAt baseline assessment, “own bed” in caregiver’s room reflects independent child sleep space (eg, a rug or small crib mattress on the floor) and not an individual child bed. cMcNemar test. BCSQ = Brief Child Sleep Questionnaire, N/A = not applicable, SD = standard deviation, SE = standard error.