Development of the effective program for establishing regular daily rhythm for children born prematurely

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The purpose of this study is to develop the effective program for establishment of regular daily rhythm for children who were born prematurely and to evaluate the program. Literature review revealed the effectiveness of behavioral science approach. Also, a questionnaire survey was conducted for the mothers and children's nurses. It revealed that controlling light environment along with circadian rhythm of day and night was acceptable way. Based on above consideration, health educational program was developed, which focused on the importance of light environment for human development and eight strategies for controlling light environment. Evaluation results revealed that there was no significant effect of the program on sleep measures assessed by accelerometers. However, high frequency of strategies was recorded in the sleep diaries. Thus, it could be concluded that the program raises the increases of importance of controlling the light environment for establishing regular dairy rhythm.