TY - JOUR
T1 - Parents' perceptions of the quality of infant sleep behaviours and practices
T2 - a qualitative systematic review
AU - Zanetti, Nina
AU - D'Souza, Levita
AU - Tchernegovski, Phillip
AU - Blunden, Sarah
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Monash University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Infant and Child Development published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - A systematic review of qualitative studies was conducted to explore how parents perceive sleep quality in their infants aged 0–24 months and the factors that influence these perceptions. A systematic search of the databases Scopus, Embase, Cinahl, PsycInfo and MEDLINE, was undertaken to identify eligible peer-reviewed studies published between 2006–2021. Ten papers met inclusion criteria and were subsequently included in the review. Evaluation of papers with the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist classified papers as weak, moderate or strong, with half considered strong. Thematic synthesis identified one superordinate theme, culture, and five interrelated subordinate themes regarding how parents perceive their infant's sleep and the factors that may influence these perceptions. These themes were: (1) Infants physical and emotional comfort; (2) Beliefs regarding safety; (3) Parental and familial wellbeing; (4) Perceived degree of infant agency; (5) Influence of external beliefs and opinions. The findings from this review may assist practitioners in providing parents with personalized and culturally sensitive information regarding infant sleep and may also inform antenatal and early intervention practices, subsequently minimizing parental distress regarding infant sleep patterns.
AB - A systematic review of qualitative studies was conducted to explore how parents perceive sleep quality in their infants aged 0–24 months and the factors that influence these perceptions. A systematic search of the databases Scopus, Embase, Cinahl, PsycInfo and MEDLINE, was undertaken to identify eligible peer-reviewed studies published between 2006–2021. Ten papers met inclusion criteria and were subsequently included in the review. Evaluation of papers with the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist classified papers as weak, moderate or strong, with half considered strong. Thematic synthesis identified one superordinate theme, culture, and five interrelated subordinate themes regarding how parents perceive their infant's sleep and the factors that may influence these perceptions. These themes were: (1) Infants physical and emotional comfort; (2) Beliefs regarding safety; (3) Parental and familial wellbeing; (4) Perceived degree of infant agency; (5) Influence of external beliefs and opinions. The findings from this review may assist practitioners in providing parents with personalized and culturally sensitive information regarding infant sleep and may also inform antenatal and early intervention practices, subsequently minimizing parental distress regarding infant sleep patterns.
KW - infant sleep
KW - parents' perceptions
KW - qualitative
KW - systematic review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85138297602&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/icd.2369
DO - 10.1002/icd.2369
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138297602
SN - 1522-7227
VL - 32
JO - Infant and Child Development
JF - Infant and Child Development
IS - 1
M1 - e2369
ER -