Trial reportJournal of attention disorders2019
Does Increased Consolidated Nighttime Sleep Facilitate Attentional Control? A Pilot Study of Nap Restriction in Preschoolers.
Trial report in Journal of attention disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Many naps, one nap, none: A systematic review and meta-analysis of napping patterns in children 0-12 years.Sleep medicine reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Acute Aerobic Exercise Intensity on Working Memory and Vigilance After Nap Deprivation: Effects of Low-Intensity Deserve Attention.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Longitudinal association of nighttime sleep duration with emotional and behavioral problems among rural preschool children.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Actigraphy in sleep research with infants and young children: Current practices and future benefits of standardized reporting.Journal of sleep research · 2021Review
- Association between colic and sleep problems in infancy and subsequent development, emotional and behavioral problems: a longitudinal study.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- The Association between Diurnal Sleep Patterns and Emotions in Infants and Toddlers Attending Nursery.Brain sciences · 2020Article
- Effects of Afternoon Nap Deprivation on Adult Habitual Nappers' Inhibition Functions.BioMed research international · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study is to understand the impact of a 5-day period of nap restriction on sleep patterns and cognitive function in typically developing preschoolers, aged 3 to 4 years.
methodFollowing 1 week of baseline assessment, 28 children were randomly assigned to either a "napping as usual" group ( n = 15) or a 5-day period of nap restriction ( n = 13). Sleep was assessed with sleep logs and actigraphy; cognition was assessed at baseline and at the end of the intervention week.
resultsNo group differences in sleep or cognitive function were observed at baseline. For the no-nap group, the 5-day period of daytime nap restriction resulted in increased nighttime sleep. Children in the no-nap group also showed a significant improvement in attentional control compared with baseline, whereas no such changes were observed among children in the napping-as-usual group.
conclusionIn preschool children who typically take naps, short-term nap restriction is associated with increased nighttime sleep and may contribute to improved attentional function.
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