ArticleSleep medicine reviews2026
Handling Editor: Monica AndersenA global perspective of parent engagement with digital sleep health interventions for young children: A scoping review.
Article in Sleep medicine reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Editorial: The promise of sleep technology.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Community-engaged and Implementation Science-informed Pediatric Sleep Intervention Research.Current sleep medicine reports · 2026Review
- Screen exposure patterns and their associations with obesity and sleep among preschool children in a resource-limited city in eastern China: a multicenter cross-sectional study protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionWe examined the landscape of early childhood sleep health interventions that utilized digital tools designed for parents to improve sleep health outcomes during early childhood, (ages 3-8).
methodsWe performed a scoping review of peer-reviewed articles published from inception to April 2025 from the following databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Engineering Village, Global Health, citation searching, and others. Two medical science librarians conducted the extensive literature search, with strategies detailed at [osf.io/74hba]. This study was guided by the implementation science outcomes framework.
resultsTwenty-one articles met the final inclusion criteria. Included studies reported clinical sleep, behavioral and/or implementation science outcomes. Implementation science outcomes primarily focused on acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of pediatric digital sleep and family-based tools. Mobile apps were most prominently used, followed by websites and telehealth. Websites contributed to improved child sleep duration, sleep onset, sleep efficiency, daytime sleepiness and reduced night wakings. Mobile apps reported the aforementioned child sleep outcomes, as well as improvements in parent mental health and daytime functioning.
conclusionsDigital sleep health tools have the potential to ameliorate sleep problems in young children. Digital interventions may improve sleep and wellbeing in the family unit.
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