Discipline and Sleep Problems Mental and Behavioural Disorders Discipline and sleep disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group in each trial (trial 1 - [sleep], trial 2 [discipline] and trial 3 [both sleep and discipline]) will receive by mail a problem-specific self-help treatment booklet. Trial 3 particip
Sponsors
University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parents of children aged two to five years of either sex with concerns about their child?s sleep (trial 1), discipline (trial 2), or sleep and discipline (trial 3): 1. Parent (primary caregiver) of 2 - 5 year old child 2. Attending a medical appointment at a family medical practice 3. Phone in home 4. Parent concerned about child?s sleep and/or discipline 5. Parent interested in participating in a treatment study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Parent non-English speaking 2. Child with significant physical (e.g. cerebral palsy) or developmental (e.g. Down syndrome) disability 3. Parent?s only sleep concern is in regards to a physiological sleep disorder (e.g. sleep apnea, snoring) or bedwetting
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are separate primary outcomes measured for each trial: Sleep and bedtime problems trial (Trial 1): Parent report on the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire Discipline problems trial (Trial 2): Parent rated total problem score on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory Sleep and Discipline problems trial (Trial 3): Parent report on the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (Group 1 ? Sleep treatment) and Parent rated total problem score on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (Group 2 ? Discipline treatment) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parenting practices - Total score on the Parenting Scale 2. General child behavior problems - Total problem score on the Child Behavior Checklist 3. Daily recall ratings of sleep and discipline problems (four reports in total) 4. Parent report on the Richman sleep questionnaire (only for trial 1 [sleep and bedtime problems] and for trial 3 participants if in sleep treatment condition) | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed