| Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000063065 |
|---|---|
| Receipt number | R000072185 |
| Scientific Title | Needs for sleep support and nursing practices for infants aged 1-2 months and their caregivers: A multicenter cross-sectional survey of mothers, partners, and nursing professionals |
| Date of disclosure of the study information | 2026/09/28 |
| Last modified on | 2026/09/27 07:27:48 |
A survey of sleep support needs among infants aged 1-2 months and their families and nursing support
Baby Sleep Study
Needs for sleep support and nursing practices for infants aged 1-2 months and their caregivers: A multicenter cross-sectional survey of mothers, partners, and nursing professionals
Infant Sleep Support Gap Study (ISSGS)
| Japan |
Healthy postpartum women, partners, and nursing professionals
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | Pediatrics | Nursing |
| Adult |
Others
NO
To clarify the implementation of sleep support for infants and caregivers and the perceived importance of such support from the perspectives of caregivers and nursing professionals.
To identify priority areas for sleep support using Borich's needs assessment and the Locus for Focus model.
Others
To examine differences by participant characteristics in infant and caregiver sleep, caregivers' sleep support needs, and the implementation and perceived importance of sleep support.
Exploratory
Pragmatic
Not applicable
Implementation and perceived importance of sleep support for infants and caregivers
1. Caregiver outcomes: Infant sleep, caregiver sleep, social support, concerns regarding infant sleep and the timing of these concerns, concerns regarding caregiver sleep and the timing of these concerns, timing when sleep support is needed for infants and caregivers, sources of information and consultation regarding infant and caregiver sleep, information and support needed regarding infant and caregiver sleep
2. Nursing professional outcomes: Timing of sleep support provision for infants and caregivers, strategies and approaches used to provide sleep support for infants and caregivers, difficulties in providing sleep support for infants and caregivers, frequency of sleep support provided to partners regarding infant and caregiver sleep, types of sleep support provided to partners regarding infant and caregiver sleep, requests and expectations regarding sleep support for infants and caregivers
Observational
| Not applicable |
| Not applicable |
Male and Female
(1) Mothers
Mothers who gave birth at a participating institution and are caring for an infant aged 1-2 months. Mothers are eligible regardless of whether their infant has a history of admission to a neonatal care unit and regardless of whether they have a partner. Participants must be able to complete the web-based questionnaire in Japanese.
(2) Partners
The spouse or an individual who lives with the mother described above and is involved in childcare. Participants must be able to complete the web-based questionnaire in Japanese.
(3) Nursing professionals
Nursing professionals working at participating medical institutions who are involved in providing support to infants aged 1-2 months and their families from pregnancy through the infant's first 1-2 months of life. Participants must be able to complete the web-based questionnaire in Japanese.
Midwives and nurses working in obstetric outpatient departments
Midwives and nurses working in obstetric wards
Nurses and midwives working in neonatal care units
Midwives and nurses working in pediatric outpatient departments, including those involved in one-month infant health checkups and follow-up care after discharge from neonatal care units
Individuals who are not living with the infant at the time of the survey.
290
| 1st name | Eriko |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | Matsunaka |
Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
Faculty of Nursing
811-4157
1-1 Asty, Munakata-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
0940-35-7001
e-matsunaka@jrckicn.ac.jp
| 1st name | Eriko |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | Matsunaka |
Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
Faculty of Nursing
811-4157
1-1 Asty, Munakata-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
0940-35-7001
e-matsunaka@jrckicn.ac.jp
Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
Other
Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
1-1, Asty, Munakata city, Fukuoka
0940-35-7001
keiri@jrckicn.ac.jp
NO
| 2026 | Year | 09 | Month | 28 | Day |
Unpublished
Preinitiation
| 2026 | Year | 09 | Month | 15 | Day |
| 2026 | Year | 10 | Month | 10 | Day |
| 2027 | Year | 03 | Month | 31 | Day |
This is a multicenter cross-sectional survey of infants aged 1-2 months and their caregivers (mothers and partners), as well as nursing professionals. A web-based questionnaire will be used to assess infant and caregiver sleep status, concerns regarding sleep, support needs, sources of information and consultation, and the implementation and perceived importance of sleep support. Nursing professionals will also be surveyed regarding the timing and content of sleep support, strategies used, difficulties in providing support, support provided to partners, and requests regarding sleep support. The data will be used to compare sleep support needs and practices between caregivers and nursing professionals and to identify issues and priority areas for sleep support.
| 2026 | Year | 09 | Month | 27 | Day |
| 2026 | Year | 09 | Month | 27 | Day |
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