2016
DOI: 10.1038/srep27921
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Insomnia, Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Children: A Seven Year Longitudinal Cohort

Abstract: Insomnia is common in children, and is associated with decreased school performance and increased psychopathology. Although adult insomnia is linked to worsened health-related quality of life (HRQOL), there is insufficient data evaluating insomnia and HRQOL in children. We examined the HRQOL and health associations of insomnia in a longitudinal cohort of 194 children (96 girls, age at study start 8.7 ± 1.6 years, age at data analysis 15.0 ± 1.8 years) over 7 years. International Classification of Sleep Disorde… Show more

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“…It also provides a breeding ground for maladaptive behaviors; sleep onset associations, inappropriate limit setting, and mistiming of sleep onset time can all linger and become part of an older child’s sleep related issues. It is estimated that insomnia can be as common as 36% in preschool (3–5 year old) children and approximately 20% in school age (5–10 year old) children [ 23 ]. The prevalence of insomnia in adolescents remains in the same approximate range, as high as 23.8% [ 24 ].…”
Section: Epidemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It also provides a breeding ground for maladaptive behaviors; sleep onset associations, inappropriate limit setting, and mistiming of sleep onset time can all linger and become part of an older child’s sleep related issues. It is estimated that insomnia can be as common as 36% in preschool (3–5 year old) children and approximately 20% in school age (5–10 year old) children [ 23 ]. The prevalence of insomnia in adolescents remains in the same approximate range, as high as 23.8% [ 24 ].…”
Section: Epidemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the present study, the PISI was translated into Swedish. Reliability and validity was tested in Moreover, an American study found associations between insomnia and HRQoL in children 7-10 years old, using ICSD-II (5). More research using a validated sleep assessment tool is needed to get more knowledge about sleep in healthy children and its correlation to HRQoL.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a result, children are at risk for being misdiagnosed with ADHD if proper screening of sleep disorders is not conducted leading to escalation of poor health. 28 Parent stress can also result from insomnia in children. Indeed, poorer physical and mental health is found in parents of children with insomnia compared with controls.…”
Section: Impactmentioning
confidence: 99%