The Effect of Honey on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality for Children and Their Parents

Warren, Michael D.; Pont, Stephen J.; Barkin, Shari L.; Callahan, S. Todd; Caples, T. Lynne; Carroll, Kecia N.; Plemmons, Gregory S.; Swan, Rebecca

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“…Further, evidence suggests honey alone is better than no treatment and the antitussives dextromethorphan and diphenhydramine for reducing nocturnal coughing and associated sleep difficulties (Paul et al . 2007; Warren et al . 2007; Axelsson 2008; Warren et al .…”

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Parents' and primary healthcare practitioners' perspectives on the safety of honey and other traditional paediatric healthcare approaches

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et al. 2010

Child: Care, Health and Development

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TCA are commonly used for children, honey in particular for respiratory tract symptoms. Parents and some PHPs appear unaware of the risk of botulism from honey use in infants. Healthcare practitioners should ask routinely about the use of honey and other TCA, and consider different parental belief systems in ethnically diverse populations. Further research is required on the use and efficacy of honey for infants, to raise awareness of its benefits and risks.

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Parents' and primary healthcare practitioners' perspectives on the safety of honey and other traditional paediatric healthcare approaches

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Robinson

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“…As a result, children miss day care or school and parents miss a day of work. In an attempt to treat cough, caregivers frequently administer overthe-counter (OTC) medications to their children, with their attendant risks, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] lack of proven efficacy, [8][9][10][11] and the disapproval of professional organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, 12 and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 13 A variety of home remedies and herbal medications, such as licorice, cloves, lemon, and honey, are used by some caregivers to treat the symptoms associated with upper respiratory tract infections (URIs).…”

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Effect of Honey on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

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OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of a single nocturnal dose of 3 honey products (eucalyptus honey, citrus honey, or labiatae honey) to placebo (silan date extract) on nocturnal cough and difficulty sleeping associated with childhood upper respiratory tract infections (URIs). METHODS: A survey was administered to parents on 2 consecutive days, first on the day of presentation, when no medication had been given the previous evening, and the following day, when the study preparation was given before bedtime, based on a double-blind randomization plan. Participants included 300 children aged 1 to 5 years with URIs, nocturnal cough, and illness duration of ≤7 days from 6 general pediatric community clinics. Eligible children received a single dose of 10 g of eucalyptus honey, citrus honey, labiatae honey, or placebo administered 30 minutes before bedtime. Main outcome measures were cough frequency, cough severity, bothersome nature of cough, and child and parent sleep quality. RESULTS: In all 3 honey products and the placebo group, there was a significant improvement from the night before treatment to the night of treatment. However, the improvement was greater in the honey groups for all the main outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS: Parents rated the honey products higher than the silan date extract for symptomatic relief of their children’s nocturnal cough and sleep difficulty due to URI. Honey may be a preferable treatment for cough and sleep difficulty associated with childhood URI.

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“…These findings are almost in agreement with previous studies, in which “taste” and “high quality” were the most frequent messages used to promote the sale of food products. [242526272829]…”

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Iranian television advertisement and children′s food preferences

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Background:In this study, the nature of food commercials in children's television (TV) was monitored and analyzed; simultaneously, the relationship between recalling TV food commercials and children's interest in them and in the consumption of the same food products was evaluated.Methods:A total of 108 h children's programs broadcast on two channels (Two and Amouzesh) of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) media organization were monitored (May 6–12, 2015). Simultaneously, a cross-sectional study using 403 primary schoolchildren (201 boys) in four schools of Shirvan, Northeast of Iran, was executed. The children were prompted to recall all TV commercials broadcast on IRIB. Meanwhile, they were directed to define in the list of recalled TV food commercials those were interested in and the commercials (food products) they actually were willing to consume.Results:Regarding the frequency and duration of broadcasting, food commercials ranked fifth and sixth, respectively. Fruit leather and plum paste were the most frequently broadcast food commercials. “High quality” (19%), “good taste” (15%), “novelty”, and “message on nutritional composition” (13%) were the most frequent messages used in promoting the sale of food products, respectively. In addition, focus on “high quality/precision in the preparation of the food products” was the most frequently used appeals in TV commercials. There was a significant relationship between recalling TV food commercials and the interest in five out of eight of the commercials (62.5%) (P < 0.05). The relationship between recalling TV food commercials and the interest in the consumption of the same food product (“Tomato paste B”) was statistically significant for 12.5% of the commercials (P < 0.05).Conclusions:TV food commercials do not encourage healthy eating. The current study provides convincing evidence for policy-makers and researchers to pay more attention to this area.

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The Effect of Honey on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality for Children and Their Parents

Cited by 24 publications

References 19 publications

Parents' and primary healthcare practitioners' perspectives on the safety of honey and other traditional paediatric healthcare approaches

Parents' and primary healthcare practitioners' perspectives on the safety of honey and other traditional paediatric healthcare approaches

Effect of Honey on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Iranian television advertisement and children′s food preferences

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