S J Hornsey, C M Hill, B Stuart, I Muller, H Everitt
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Abstract
Objectives: Chronic insomnia (CI), the most common sleep disorder in young children, is associated with negative outcomes for the child and family. This study explores the beliefs, current practice, and understanding of UK primary health care professionals (PCPs) regarding CI in children under 5 years.
Method: An online survey of UK PCPs (e.g. general practitioners (GPs), practice nurses) recruited through Clinical Research Networks. The survey consisted of Likert-style and closed- questions regarding beliefs, current practice, and training/knowledge. Data were analyzed descriptively.
Results: Two hundred and ninety-five PCPs took part (mostly GPs, n = 244). Respondents believe that CI has a large impact on children and family. 80% agreed that CI should be managed in health care and 66.3% in primary care. However, consultations with families regarding CI were reported as infrequent. 91.6% agreed that CI should be managed with behavioral approaches, and more than 85% of respondents recommend positive bedtime routines. Respondents had varied confidence and knowledge about management. They had received little to no professional education about CI.
Conclusions: PCPs recognize the importance of CI and understand some principles of management, though they lack training and confidence. Improved training and awareness of evidence-based resources for support would improve management in primary care.
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Behavioral Sleep Medicine addresses behavioral dimensions of normal and abnormal sleep mechanisms and the prevention, assessment, and treatment of sleep disorders and associated behavioral and emotional problems. Standards for interventions acceptable to this journal are guided by established principles of behavior change. Intending to serve as the intellectual home for the application of behavioral/cognitive science to the study of normal and disordered sleep, the journal paints a broad stroke across the behavioral sleep medicine landscape. Its content includes scholarly investigation of such areas as normal sleep experience, insomnia, the relation of daytime functioning to sleep, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders, treatment adherence, pediatrics, and geriatrics. Multidisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome. The journal’ domain encompasses human basic, applied, and clinical outcome research. Behavioral Sleep Medicine also embraces methodological diversity, spanning innovative case studies, quasi-experimentation, randomized trials, epidemiology, and critical reviews.
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