Brief treatment for nighttime fears and co-sleeping problems: A randomized clinical trial.

Rafihi-Ferreira, RE; Silvares, EFM; Asbahr, FR; Ollendick, TH

Brief treatment for nighttime fears and co-sleeping problems: A randomized clinical trial.

Rafihi-Ferreira, RE Silvares, EFM Asbahr, FR Ollendick, TH

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Anxiety Disord, 2018, 58, pp. 51-60
Issue Date:: 2018-08

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dc.contributor.author	Rafihi-Ferreira, RE
dc.contributor.author	Silvares, EFM
dc.contributor.author	Asbahr, FR
dc.contributor.author	Ollendick, TH
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-11T01:34:36Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-22
dc.date.available	2022-09-11T01:34:36Z
dc.date.issued	2018-08
dc.identifier.citation	J Anxiety Disord, 2018, 58, pp. 51-60
dc.identifier.issn	0887-6185
dc.identifier.issn	1873-7897
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161645
dc.description.abstract	Sixty-eight 4-6 year old children who co-slept with their parents and who avoided sleeping alone due to intense nighttime fears were randomized to a brief combined parent-based intervention (CBT-based bibliotherapy plus doll) or a wait list control group. After the waiting period, the wait list participants were offered treatment. Co-sleeping patterns, sleep records, anxiety, general fears, and behavior problems were assessed with parent-report measures. Nighttime fears were assessed with parent-report measures and a single item visual analogue scale for the young children. Assessments were completed pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 3 months following treatment. Results showed that the combined intervention was superior to the wait list control condition and that treatment effects were maintained at 3-month follow-up. This study provides initial support for use of CBT-based bibliotherapy plus doll in the treatment of nighttime fears. Such a treatment might be used to supplement standard CBT approaches in routine clinical practice or in a stepped care approach to treatment.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	J Anxiety Disord
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.06.008
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
dc.subject.mesh	Bibliotherapy
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
dc.subject.mesh	Fear
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Play and Playthings
dc.subject.mesh	Sleep
dc.subject.mesh	Waiting Lists
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Bibliotherapy
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
dc.subject.mesh	Fear
dc.subject.mesh	Sleep
dc.subject.mesh	Play and Playthings
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Waiting Lists
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
dc.title	Brief treatment for nighttime fears and co-sleeping problems: A randomized clinical trial.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	58
utslib.location.activity	Netherlands
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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dc.date.updated	2022-09-11T01:34:35Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	58

Abstract:

Sixty-eight 4-6 year old children who co-slept with their parents and who avoided sleeping alone due to intense nighttime fears were randomized to a brief combined parent-based intervention (CBT-based bibliotherapy plus doll) or a wait list control group. After the waiting period, the wait list participants were offered treatment. Co-sleeping patterns, sleep records, anxiety, general fears, and behavior problems were assessed with parent-report measures. Nighttime fears were assessed with parent-report measures and a single item visual analogue scale for the young children. Assessments were completed pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 3 months following treatment. Results showed that the combined intervention was superior to the wait list control condition and that treatment effects were maintained at 3-month follow-up. This study provides initial support for use of CBT-based bibliotherapy plus doll in the treatment of nighttime fears. Such a treatment might be used to supplement standard CBT approaches in routine clinical practice or in a stepped care approach to treatment.

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