MANAGEMENT OF INFANT SLEEP PROBLEMS IN A RESIDENTIAL UNIT

被引:31
作者
LEESON, R
BARBOUR, J
ROMANIUK, D
WARR, R
机构
[1] Child Adolescent & Family Health Service, Adelaide, South Australia
关键词
INFANTS; MATERNAL DEPRESSION; NIGHT-WAKING; SLEEP PROBLEMS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2214.1994.tb00856.x
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Torrens House provides a short residential programme for families with a baby (8-12 months of age) identified by parents as having a sleep problem such as waking frequently at night and being difficult to settle. The programme involves the promotion of infant self-settling by the use of a controlled crying technique, together with wrapping, cessation of night feeds and establishment of a day-time routine. Twenty families (with 23 babies) were followed through the programme and for 3 months afterwards. There were significant decreases in the number of times the babies woke, the number of night-feeds and the length of time awake at night at 1 month follow-up, with a reduction in depressive symptomatology of the parents and a perceived improvement in their infants' behaviour. Twenty of the 23 babies were sleeping well at 3 month follow-up.
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