Table 4.
Sleep hygiene associations with parental knowledge and attitudes/beliefs.
| Knowledge |
Attitudes & beliefs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage with each hygiene practice who…a |
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| Score, 1–10, mean (SD) | Believe child has sleep problem | Believe child has healthy sleep habits | Believe can improve quality of child sleep | Would like advice about child's sleep | |
| Bedtime routine | |||||
| Yes | 6.7 (2.3) | 11% | 83% | 67% | 48% |
| No | 6.1 (2.5) | 7% | 72% | 85% | 56% |
| P | .16 | .50 | .26 | .11 | .22 |
| Late bedtime (>9:00 pm) | |||||
| Yes | 6.8 (2.2) | 11% | 80% | 73% | 57% |
| No | 6.4 (2.5) | 7% | 84% | 68% | 41% |
| P | .30 | .39 | .75 | .10 | .12 |
| Has usual bedtime | |||||
| 0–1/wk | 6.4 (2.3) | 11% | 79% | 71% | 53% |
| 2–4/wk | 6.4 (2.4) | 15% | 66% | 79% | 64% |
| 5–7/wk | 6.8 (2.3) | 8% | 90% | 66% | 42% |
| P | .49 | .51 | .01 | .55 | .15 |
| Parent at bedtime | |||||
| 0–1/wk | 6.5 (2.3) | 2% | 91% | 58% | 40% |
| 2–4/wk | 6.5 (2.6) | 11% | 69% | 83% | 60% |
| 5–7/wk | 6.9 (2.2) | 25% | 76% | 81% | 60% |
| P | .63 | .01 | .01 | .01 | .04 |
| Routine | includesb | ||||
| Interactive only | 6.8 (2.2) | 11% | 80% | 65% | 45% |
| Media only | 5.8 (2.2) | 13% | 67% | 80% | 62% |
| Both | 6.5 (2.5) | 10% | 90% | 70% | 50% |
| Neither | 6.3 (2.7) | 4% | 79% | 86% | 61% |
| P | .41 | .72 | .12 | .49 | .18 |
| Caffeine daily | |||||
| Yes | 5.6 (3.2) | 20% | 57% | 86% | 64% |
| No | 6.7 (2.2) | 9% | 83% | 69% | 48% |
| P | .10 | .18 | .03 | .33 | .29 |
a
As an example: Among parents whose child has a bedtime routine, 11% identify their child as having a sleep problem.
b
Interactive=“Reading/being read to,” “Bath,” AND/OR “Singing/Talking.” Media=“Watching TV/Computer Play.”