Other Titles
Trying to do what's best: Sleep health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of underserved mothers with a young child
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe the sleep health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of an underserved sample of mothers with a history of prenatal depression. This was a cross-sectional, multimethods study involving quantitative and qualitative data. Participants were 16 mothers treated for prenatal depression from community-based clinics caring for underserved populations and their 12- to 36-month-old child. Mothers completed a series of validated questionnaires and a semi-structured interview about their own and their child's sleep health. Analyses included descriptives (quantitative data) and inductive content analysis (qualitative data). Mean total 24-hour child sleep duration was 13.30 hours (SD = 1.34 hours). Of the children, 31.3% had the exact same bedtime routine four or fewer nights per week and 37.5% had a somewhat or very difficult time at bedtime. The average number of nighttime child awakenings was 0.72 (SD = 1.32) times per night. Core constructs about mothers' sleep health and children's sleep health ("Needing to focus on sleep" and "Trying to do what's best," respectively) each emerged from the interview data in three domains. Findings guide future sleep health intervention development.
Sigma Membership
Psi at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Type
Report
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Sleep Health, Underserved Populations, Prenatal Depression, Infants and Toddlers
Recommended Citation
Hash, Jonika; Walker, Amy; Ward, Teresa; and Spieker, Susan, "Sleep health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of underserved mothers with a history of prenatal depression" (2021). Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports. 136.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/grant_reports/136
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None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report
Acquisition
Self-submission
Date of Issue
2021-05-13
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Description
Dr. Hash was the recipient of a Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant.