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ArticleSleep medicine: X2025

Improving children's sleep habits using an interactive smartphone app: Effect on children's sleep and caregivers' stress.

Sanae Tanaka, Arika Yoshizaki, Takashi X Fujisawa, Emi Murata, Takuya Kosaka, Hiroki Shinkawa, Yuko Yoshimura, Ikuko Mohri, Akemi Tomoda, Manabu Saito and 2 more

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Sanae TanakaResearch Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, 13-1-D404 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 9208640, Japan.
Arika YoshizakiMolecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, 2-2-D5 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan.
Takashi X FujisawaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Fukui, 23-3 MatsuokaShimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui, 9101193, Japan.
Emi MurataMolecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, 2-2-D5 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan.
Takuya KosakaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Fukui, 23-3 MatsuokaShimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui, 9101193, Japan.
Hiroki ShinkawaFaculty of Education, Hirosaki University, 1 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken, 0368560, Japan.
Yuko YoshimuraInstitute of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 9211192, Japan.
Ikuko MohriMolecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, 2-2-D5 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan.
Akemi TomodaResearch Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuokashimoaizuki, Yoshida-un, Fukui, Eiheiji-cho, 9101193, Japan.
Manabu SaitoDepartment of Clinical Psychological Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, 1 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken, 0368560, Japan.
Mitsuru KikuchiDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 9208640, Japan.
Masako TaniikeMolecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, The University of Osaka, 2-2-D5 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 5650871, Japan.

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Abstract

Background: Sleep problems in children are strongly influenced by household lifestyle habits. Detailed advice to each family is needed to improve sleep habits. Previously, we developed an interactive sleep education app for smartphones named 'Nenne Navi Methods: This study included 52 infants (mean: 20.58 months) and their caregivers recruited from one urban city and three regional cities in Japan. The effectiveness of 6-month usage of Nenne Navi Results: The app had a 100 % adherence rate at 6 months of intervention. Improvement in wake-up times, sleep onset latency, and social jet lag was observed as previously reported. In addition, there was a reduction in awakenings during the night, and caregivers' mood regarding parenting improved. There were regional differences at baseline in children's age, percentage attending nursery school, mothers' employment status, and nuclear family structure. A main effect of areas was observed only for wake-up time standard deviation of children. Conclusions: The app shows promise for improving children's and caregivers' sleep habits in a wider area of Japan, even after 6 months of use. Furthermore, its use might reduce caregivers' parenting stress. It could be expected that Nenne Navi

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