Table 2 Focus group participants’ attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about factors related to children’s sleep
Theme | Code | Total quotes (total: 27) N (%) | Caregivers (total: 9) N (%) | Rehabilitation providers (total: 18) N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lifestyle factors | Routine/rule/individual preference | 16 (59.3%) | 5 (55.6%) | 11 (61.1%) |
Physical activity | 8 (29.6%) | 2 (22.2%) | 6 (33.3%) | |
Screen time | 4 (14.8%) | 1 (11.1%) | 3 (16.7%) | |
Diet/hunger | 4 (14.8%) | 1 (11.1%) | 3 (16.7%) | |
Stimulant use | 3 (11.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (16.7%) | |
Family factors | Family routine | 16 (59.3%) | 5 (55.6%) | 11 (61.1%) |
Parents’ work schedule | 7 (25.9%) | 3 (33.3%) | 4 (22.2%) | |
Adapting to child/coping | 3 (11.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (16.7%) | |
Children’s disability/disease-related factors | Diagnosis/comorbidity | 14 (51.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (77.8%) |
Medication use | 13 (48.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 12 (66.7%) | |
Sleep problems | 9 (33.3%) | 8 (88.9%) | 1 (5.6%) | |
Environmental factors | Light/sunlight | 6 (22.2%) | 1 (11.1%) | 5 (27.8%) |
Noise | 5 (18.5%) | 1 (11.1%) | 4 (22.2%) | |
Quality of sleeping space | 3 (11.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 2 (11.1%) | |
Adults’ responsibility for children’s sleep | Parents’ responsibility | 4 (14.8%) | 1 (11.1%) | 3 (16.7%) |
Family’s responsibility | 2 (7.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (11.1%) | |
Physicians’ responsibility | 3 (11.1%) | 2 (22.2%) | 1 (5.6%) | |
Perceptions of good sleep | Feeling next day | 14 (51.9%) | 5 (55.6%) | 9 (50.0%) |
Interrupted sleep or not | 9 (33.3%) | 3 (33.3%) | 6 (33.3%) | |
Quality of sleep | 6 (22.2%) | 2 (22.2%) | 4 (22.2%) | |
Quantity of sleep | 8 (29.6%) | 4 (44.4%) | 4 (22.2%) | |
Ideal sleep duration for children aged | ||||
<5 years old was ≥10 hours | 25 (92.6%) | 8 (88.9%) | 17 (94.4%) | |
6-12 years old: 9–10 hours | 20 (74.1%) | 6 (66.7%) | 14 (77.8%) | |
13-18 years old: 8 hours | 14 (51.8%) | 5 (55.5%) | 9 (50.0%) | |
Waking up on one’s own | 4 (14.8%) | 2 (22.2%) | 2 (11.1%) | |
Bedtime | 2 (7.4%) | 2 (22.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Parental distress | Anxiety | 6 (22.2%) | 4 (44.4%) | 2 (11.1%) |
Frustration | 3 (11.1%) | 3 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |