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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and sleep disturbances: consideration of parental influence

Gretchen Stuckert Noble1, Liz O'Laughlin, Brad Brubaker

  • 1Center for Pediatric Psychiatry, Children's Medical Center Dallas, USA. gretchen.noble@childrens.com

Behavioral Sleep Medicine
|January 19, 2012
PubMed

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Consistent daily routines, particularly at bedtime, may improve sleep for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Parental influence on routines showed a link to bedtime resistance, but not overall sleep issues.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Sleep Medicine
  • Child Psychology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

  • Sleep problems are frequently reported in children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  • Multiple factors, including parental influence, may contribute to these sleep disturbances.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the predictive relationship between parental factors and sleep problems in children with ADHD.
  • To determine if parental implementation of routines and parenting stress predict sleep difficulties in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Study included 67 children (ages 5-12) with a research diagnosis of ADHD.
  • Parental reports were used to assess child sleep problems, bedtime resistance, daily routine implementation, and parenting stress.
  • Statistical analyses controlled for child age, ADHD medication use, and family income.

Main Results:

  • 73% of parents reported significant sleep difficulties for their children.
  • Parental routine implementation significantly predicted bedtime resistance, but not overall sleep problems.
  • Parenting stress was not found to be a significant predictor of child sleep problems.

Conclusions:

  • Implementing consistent daily routines, especially bedtime routines, may be crucial for improving sleep in children with ADHD.
  • While parental routines impact bedtime resistance, they do not fully explain overall sleep problems in this group.
  • Further research into specific parental strategies for sleep hygiene in ADHD populations is warranted.

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