0842 Parent Engagement with Digital Sleep Health Interventions for Young Children: A Global Scoping Review

Abstract Introduction It is widely recognized that young children may experience sleep problems early in life that affect child development outcomes. Digital technology offers an accessible platform to reach and engage families of young children with sleep health solutions early in life.Our global scoping review aimed to investigate the use of digital technology as a resource to facilitate parental interventions aimed at enhancing sleep health among children in early childhood (3 –8 years old). Methods We performed a scoping review of peer-reviewed articles published from inception to 2023 for the following databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science including FSTA and Scielo, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Engineering Village, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, Global Health and citation searching. In conjunction with the authors, two librarians conducted an extensive literature search, and the strategies can be found at osf.io/74hba. Our methodological approach encompassed a systematic review of key terms related to sleep, communication, parental involvement, and internet-based intervention. Inclusion criteria included intervention studies with parents of children 3-8 years old via digital communications (e.g. social media, telehealth, websites, mobile apps, wearable devices) to address sleep health in their child. Exclusion criteria included platforms unrelated to sleep, studies that digitally recruited participants but did not use a digital platform, studies with children outside the target age, or protocol studies. Review Registration: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/TNFY2 Results Four articles met the final inclusion criteria. A final sample size of 194 parent-child dyads across Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States were enrolled. Mean child age was 5 years old and mean parent age was 37. Sleep health behavior outcomes in children addressed by digital mobile health solutions included bedtime resistance, night wakings, sleep onset, sleep duration, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep latency and independent sleep in child’s own bed. Sleep health outcomes also included positive improvements in parent sleep health education. Conclusion Parent engagement with child sleep health interventions yielded favorable outcomes, enhancing the overall sleep health of children. More research is needed to understand tailored interventions for sustained sleep health improvements in child sleep. Support (if any) K01HL169419-01