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dc.contributor.authorWhittingham, Koa
dc.contributor.authorPalmer, Chloe
dc.contributor.authorDouglas, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra K
dc.contributor.authorSheffield, Jeanie
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-10T04:53:24Z
dc.date.available2020-09-10T04:53:24Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0163-9641
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/imhj.21885
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/397323
dc.description.abstractInfant sleep problems are among the most common issues reported by parents in the postnatal period. Yet, infant sleep and infant sleep interventions remain controversial. This study evaluated health professional training in a novel approach to parent-infant sleep: the Possums Sleep Intervention. Health professionals (n = 144) completed a short survey before and after the training, which focused on the sleep component. The Possums Sleep Intervention training included the following topics: sleep science, cued care, sleep hygiene, relaxation for parents and babies, problem solving, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Health professionals reported: improvements in knowledge on infant sleep regulation, the mother-infant relationship and ACT; improvements in health professionals' own sleep quality; improvements in psychological flexibility; and a reduction in professional burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Moreover, the health professional training was received positively. Overall, this study is supportive of the Possums Sleep Intervention health professional training.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInfant Mental Health Journal
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.subject.keywordsacceptance and commitment therapy
dc.subject.keywordshealth professionals
dc.subject.keywordsinfancy
dc.subject.keywordspostnatal
dc.subject.keywordssleep
dc.titleEvaluating the "possums" health professional training in parent-infant sleep
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWhittingham, K; Palmer, C; Douglas, P; Creedy, DK; Sheffield, J, Evaluating the "possums" health professional training in parent-infant sleep, Infant Mental Health Journal, 2020
dc.date.updated2020-09-10T04:48:26Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.


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