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ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2025

Feasibility of an Unguided, Parent-Focused, Online Program for Sleep Problems in Young Children: The Lights Out Online Program.

Caroline L Donovan, Evren Etel, Laura Uhlmann, Amy Shiels, Tamsin Joynt, Sonja March, Lisa J Meltzer, Laurie McLay, Lara J Farrell, Allison M Waters and 2 more

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Article in Child psychiatry and human development, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Caroline L DonovanSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. c.donovan@griffith.edu.au.
Evren EtelSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Laura UhlmannSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Amy ShielsSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Tamsin JoyntSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Sonja MarchCentre for Health Research, School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Queensland, Australia.
Lisa J MeltzerDepartment of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA.
Laurie McLayChild Well-Being Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Lara J FarrellSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Allison M WatersSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Robert S WareSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Annie StoreySchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep problems in young children are highly prevalent and place children at risk for numerous detrimental child and family outcomes. This pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility of an unguided, parent-focused, online sleep intervention, the Lights Out Online program, in terms of adherence rates, acceptability to parents, and effects on (a) child sleep, anxiety, and behaviour problems, and (b) parental self-efficacy, and parent sleep, depression, anxiety. The study was a pilot, open (uncontrolled) trial with a within-group repeated measures (baseline (T1), 12-weeks post-baseline (T2)) design. Participants were 24 parents (M

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