0777 Feasibility and Acceptability of Personalized Sleep Health Education as Part of Bed Provision for Families Living in Poverty

Abstract Introduction Socioeconomic sleep health disparities begin in childhood but there are few feasible and scalable community-based approaches to promote pediatric sleep health. This study aimed to determine community provider and family acceptability of community provider-delivered sleep health education. Methods Forty-four families (90% mothers) of children ages 8-12 years (Mage=9.9; 64% girls; 64% African American/Black; 23% Hispanic/Latinx) participating in an intervention condition of a randomized trial completed two personalized, telephone-based sleep health education sessions with a community provider. This intervention and the providers were part of a non-profit bed provision program for children without beds and living at or below 100% of the US poverty level. Data on feasibility from the community providers and treatment acceptability from the families were collected. Results Thirty-eight families (86%) completed both intervention sessions. The first session (n=38) averaged 15 minutes (SD=4 mins), while the second session (n=36) averaged 8 minutes (SD = 2.5 mins). Community providers indicated that the sleep health education delivery was feasible to implement, citing the easy integration into their typical program workflow (e.g., session 1 occurred during calls to schedule bed deliveries) as a key determinant of future sustainability. Providers also highlighted many positive experiences, noting that the sleep health discussions helped them to get to know program participants better. In terms of intervention acceptability, 87% of families agreed/strongly agreed that “overall, [they had] a positive reaction to these strategies,” and 81% agreed/strongly agreed that “[they] found these strategies to be an acceptable way of helping [their] child sleep.” In addition, 87% agreed/strongly agreed they would use the sleep strategies if they wanted to change their child sleep habits in the future, 84% liked the strategies they learned, 84% believed the strategies were effective, and 90% reported the strategies were likely to result in permanent sleep improvements. Conclusion Overall, a community provider-delivered sleep health education was highly feasible for providers, with strong intervention retention and excellent caregiver acceptability ratings. Training community providers to deliver sleep health education is a promising strategy for disseminating evidence-based sleep health information on a larger scale and promoting pediatric sleep health equity. Support (if any) American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation