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. 2022 Aug 1;19(15):9416.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159416.

Out Like a Light: Feasibility and Acceptability Study of an Audio-Based Sleep Aide for Improving Parent-Child Sleep Health

Alicia Chung  1 , Peng Jin  1 , Dimitra Kamboukos  1 , Rebecca Robbins  2 , Judite Blanc  3 , Girardin Jean-Louis  3 , Azizi Seixas  3
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Out Like a Light: Feasibility and Acceptability Study of an Audio-Based Sleep Aide for Improving Parent-Child Sleep Health

Alicia Chung et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Our study examines the acceptability and feasibility of Moshi, an audio-based mobile application, among children 3-8 years old using a parent-child dyadic approach. Our 10-day within-subject pre-post study design consisted of five nights of a normal bedtime routine and a subsequent five nights exposed to one story on the Moshi application during the intervention. Each five-night period spanned three weeknights and two weekend nights. The Short-Form Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (SF-CSHQ) was used to measure children's sleep at baseline and post-intervention. The PROMIS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used to assess parents' sleep. Among the 25 child-parent dyads, the mean child age was 4 (SD = 1.23) and 63% were male (n = 15). Mean parent age was 35 (SD = 5.83), 84% were female (n = 21), and 48.0% were Black (n = 12). For child-only comparisons, mean post-SF-CSHQ measures were lower compared to baseline. A trend in parent sleep is reported. This study shows the potential of an audio-based mobile sleep aid to improve sleep health in a racially diverse parent and child dyad sample.

Keywords: audio story; child; family; m-health; sleep.

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Conflict of interest statement

Moshi Sleep was blinded and had no impact on the design, analysis, and interpretation of study results, nor do they have any knowledge of the results of the study. Although, A.S. is currently on the Board of Directors for Moshi Sleep, he was not at the time of the study and was not responsible for any data collection or analysis, therefore his role on the board did not influence the findings of the study. A.S. was not in the process of being recruited for the study while it was being conducted.

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Theoretical framework guiding parent–child dyad sleep health in the family unit.
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Screenshot of the Moshi audio bedtime stories mobile application.
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