Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on May 18, 2009
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2009 34(5):470-473; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp026
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Commentary: Interest in Internet Interventions—an Infant Sleep Program as Illustration
Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia Health System
All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Frances P. Thorndike, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Behavioral Health and Technology, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 801075, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. E-mail: fthorndike@virginia.edu
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The majority of American families have access to the Internet and report using it as a source for healthcare and medical information (Fox, 2005b
; Fox & Fallows, 2003
; Khoo, Bolt, Babel, Jury, & Goldman, 2008
; Whyte & Hunter, 2008
). And, as this special issue in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology demonstrates, the Internet is now being used to deliver behaviorally based treatments. Although there are a number of studies examining the feasibility and efficacy of pediatric Internet interventions, there is little information on how generally interested parents are in receiving behavioral treatments online, and whether providers would recommend them as a resource for their patients. Even though there is growing evidence supporting the efficacy of these programs, without substantive
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Survey
Infant and Parental Sleep Problems
Comfort with the Internet
Internet Treatment
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Survey
Infant and Parental Sleep Problems
Internet Treatment
Implications for Pediatric Internet Treatments