Camila S E Halal1, Magda L Nunes2. 1. Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. 2. Faculdade de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: nunes@pucrs.br.
Abstract
AIM: To analyze the interventions aimed at the practice of sleep hygiene, as well as their applicability and effectiveness in the clinical scenario, so that they may be used by pediatricians and family physicians for parental advice. SOURCE OF DATA: A search of the PubMed database was performed using the following descriptors: sleep hygiene OR sleep education AND children or school-aged. In the LILACS and SciELO databases, the descriptors in Portuguese were: higiene E sono, educação E sono, educação E sono E crianças, e higiene E sono E infância, with no limitations of the publication period. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS: In total, ten articles were reviewed, in which the main objectives were to analyze the effectiveness of behavioral approaches and sleep hygiene techniques on children's sleep quality and parents' quality of life. The techniques used were one or more of the following: positive routines; controlled comforting and gradual extinction or sleep remodeling; as well as written diaries to monitor children's sleep patterns. All of the approaches yielded positive results. CONCLUSIONS: Although behavioral approaches to pediatric sleep hygiene are easy to apply and adhere to, there have been very few studies evaluating the effectiveness of the available techniques. This review demonstrated that these methods are effective in providing sleep hygiene for children, thus reflecting on parents' improved quality of life. It is of utmost importance that pediatricians and family physicians are aware of such methods in order to adequately advise patients and their families.
AIM: To analyze the interventions aimed at the practice of sleep hygiene, as well as their applicability and effectiveness in the clinical scenario, so that they may be used by pediatricians and family physicians for parental advice. SOURCE OF DATA: A search of the PubMed database was performed using the following descriptors: sleep hygiene OR sleep education AND children or school-aged. In the LILACS and SciELO databases, the descriptors in Portuguese were: higiene E sono, educação E sono, educação E sono E crianças, e higiene E sono E infância, with no limitations of the publication period. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS: In total, ten articles were reviewed, in which the main objectives were to analyze the effectiveness of behavioral approaches and sleep hygiene techniques on children's sleep quality and parents' quality of life. The techniques used were one or more of the following: positive routines; controlled comforting and gradual extinction or sleep remodeling; as well as written diaries to monitor children's sleep patterns. All of the approaches yielded positive results. CONCLUSIONS: Although behavioral approaches to pediatric sleep hygiene are easy to apply and adhere to, there have been very few studies evaluating the effectiveness of the available techniques. This review demonstrated that these methods are effective in providing sleep hygiene for children, thus reflecting on parents' improved quality of life. It is of utmost importance that pediatricians and family physicians are aware of such methods in order to adequately advise patients and their families.
Authors: Ina S Santos; Diego G Bassani; Alicia Matijasevich; Camila S Halal; Bianca Del-Ponte; Suélen Henriques da Cruz; Luciana Anselmi; Elaine Albernaz; Michelle Fernandes; Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues; Mariangela F Silveira; Pedro C Hallal Journal: BMC Psychiatry Date: 2016-09-02 Impact factor: 3.630
Authors: Camila S E Halal; Alicia Matijasevich; Laura D Howe; Iná S Santos; Fernando C Barros; Magda L Nunes Journal: J Pediatr Date: 2015-11-02 Impact factor: 4.406
Authors: Xiaoli Chen; Juan Carlos Velez; Clarita Barbosa; Micah Pepper; Bizu Gelaye; Susan Redline; Michelle A Williams Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2015-12-07 Impact factor: 2.692