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A nightly bedtime routine improved maternal perceptions of bedtime ease, infant sleep quality, and infant morning mood, with the most rapid improvement in the first 3 nights and continued smaller improvements over 2 weeks.
| Effect size | b = -0.19/night (sleep quality, Piece I); b = -0.14/night (bedtime ease, Piece I); b = -0.12/night (morning mood, Piece I) |
| CI | 95% CI -0.25, -0.12 (sleep quality); 95% CI -0.19, -0.09 (bedtime ease); 95% CI -0.16, -0.07 (morning mood) |
| Follow-up | 2 weeks |
| Comparator | 1-week baseline of usual bedtime practices (within-subjects) |
| Effect summary | improvement; b = -0.19/night (sleep quality, Piece I); b = -0.14/night (bedtime ease, Piece I); b = -0.12/night (morning mood, Piece I); CI: 95% CI -0.25, -0.12 (sleep quality); 95% CI -0.19, -0.09 (bedtime ease); 95% CI -0.16, -0.07 (morning mood) |
| Effect modifiers | [{"modifier": "child age at baseline", "interaction_p": "not significant", "direction": "null", "stratum_details": "Age (8-18 months) entered as covariate; no significant age effects across piecewise models", "plain_language": "The bedtime routine worked similarly regardless of child age", "annotation_notes": ""}] |
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PMC6587179
Implementation of a nightly bedtime routine: How quickly do things improve?