Feasibility of a Single-Subject Protocol to Shift Young Children’s Sleep Schedules

• Published in: Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 541 - 549
• Main Authors: Fisher, Rachel S., Krietsch, Kendra N., Janicke, David. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Children & youth; Families & family life; Family Medicine; General Practice; Health Psychology; Home education; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Parents & parenting; Schedules; Sleep; Bedtime; Circadian; Pediatric; Experimental; Methods

The objective of this study is to describe children’s adherence to changing sleep schedules within a small-scale, single-subject, at-home sleep manipulation experiment. Subjects were six healthy children (male = 4, ages 6–8). Children underwent: baseline, a 7-day self-selected sleep pattern; Conditi...