Development and validation of the “Sleep Hygiene for Children” booklet

Abstract

Objective

To develop and validate a booklet on sleep hygiene for school children.

Methods

Methodological study conducted from September 2018 to October 2019, following the steps of bibliographic survey, development and content validation of the booklet by experts. The instrument for validation, sent to three health professionals, was composed of seven items, divided into sub-items with responses arranged on a Likert-type scale. Data obtained were tabulated in an Excel spreadsheet. Values of the proportion of agreement of sub-items between experts (content validity index) above 80% were considered appropriate.

Results

The booklet was validated after the second evaluation round, reaching a validity rate of 85.7% of the total content. It comprised the following four themes: “What is sleep hygiene?”, “Importance of sleep”, “How to practice sleep hygiene?” and “Sleep hygiene recommendations quick guide”.

Conclusion

The sleep hygiene booklet for children, validated by experts in the second round, can help children understand the importance of sleep for their development and obtain appropriate sleep and self-care habits.

Sleep hygiene; Sleep; Child; Child development; Health education