dc.contributor.author | Jemcov, Anastasija | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-30T12:27:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-30T12:27:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-08-13 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/84523 | |
dc.description.abstract | Insomnia symptoms are prevalent among school-age children, yet there are few accessible evidence-based treatment programs, and hence there is an “evidence-to-practice gap”. This dissertation examines the development and evaluation of a smartphone application (mHealth “app”), the “ABCs of SLEEPING”, taking a user-centered approach involving key end-users (parents and healthcare providers). The app provides sleep evaluation and recommendations to parents to help improve their children’s sleep. Guided by Bowen et al.’s (2009) framework, a feasibility study (Study 1; n = 23), pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) (Study 2; n = 28), and a barriers and facilitators to implementation study (Study 3; n = 33) were conducted. This research has prepared the ABCs of SLEEPING for full-scale effectiveness testing and results suggest a focus on improving sleep health. Given promising results from these three studies, the app has potential to close the “evidence-to-practice gap” and improve school-aged children’s overall sleep health. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Feasibility | en_US |
dc.subject | Insomnia | en_US |
dc.subject | Sleep | en_US |
dc.subject | Pediatric | en_US |
dc.subject | mHealth | en_US |
dc.title | EVALUATING THE ABCS OF SLEEPING MOBILE HEALTH SMARTPHONE APPLICATION DESIGNED FOR PARENTS OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: AN END-USER APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2024-08-22 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Psychology and Neuroscience | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Doctor of Philosophy | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Stephen Becker | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Isabel Smith | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Sean MacKinnon | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Penny Corkum | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Yes | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Yes | en_US |