Journal article
Five-year follow-up of harms and benefits of behavioral infant sleep intervention: Randomized trial
AMH Price, M Wake, OC Ukoumunne, H Hiscock
Pediatrics | Published : 2012
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Randomized trials have demonstrated the short- to medium-term effectiveness of behavioral infant sleep interventions. However, concerns persist that they may harm children's emotional development and subsequent mental health. This study aimed to determine long-term harms and/or benefits of an infant behavioral sleep program at age 6 years on (1) child, (2) child-parent, and (3) maternal outcomes. METHODS: Three hundred twenty-six children (173 intervention) with parent-reported sleep problems at age 7 months were selected from a population sample of 692 infants recruited from well-child centers. The study was a 5-year follow-up of a population-based cluster-randomi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
All authors had financial support from the Foundation for Children for the submitted work (see Funding, below); no financial relationships with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work in the previous 3 years; no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. The Infant Sleep Study was funded by the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project grant 237120 and the Pratt Foundation, and the follow-up Kids Sleep Study by the Foundation for Children (Project grant 180 2009) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The authors' work was independent of the funders (the funding source had no involvement). Dr Price was supported by a Melbourne Research Scholarship (The University of Melbourne) and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI), Dr Wake was supported by NHMRC Population Health Career Development Awards 284556 and 546405, and Dr Hiscock's postdoctoral position was supported by NHMRC Population Health Capacity Building grant 436914 and Career Development Award 607351. The MCRI administered the grants and provided infrastructural support to its staff but played no role in the conduct or analysis of the trial.