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The link between parent and child sleep disturbances in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Mor Bar1, Martin Efron1, Doron Gothelf2

  • 1The Child Psychiatry Unit, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Sleep Medicine
|February 29, 2016
PubMed

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Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience sleep issues, and their pre-sleep arousal may impact parental sleep. Parental sleep disturbances are linked to their child's ADHD symptoms and anxiety.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Pediatrics
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • Sleep problems are common in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  • The relationship between childhood ADHD and parental sleep disturbances is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between sleep problems in children with ADHD and sleep disturbances in their parents.
  • To explore factors influencing children's and parents' sleep within the context of ADHD.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of 62 children (aged 7-17) diagnosed with ADHD and their parents.
  • Participants completed assessments for ADHD symptoms, sleep quality, anxiety, and executive functioning.
  • Regression analysis was used to identify predictors of sleep disturbances.

Main Results:

  • Child's pre-sleep arousal significantly predicted parental sleep disturbances.
  • Children's medication status and anxiety levels were significant predictors of their own sleep quality.
  • Children with clinical sleep scores showed greater impairments in behavioral, emotional, and cognitive functions.

Conclusions:

  • Parents of children with ADHD experience sleep disturbances, potentially influenced by their child's pre-sleep arousal.
  • The complex interplay between ADHD, child arousal, and parental sleep requires further investigation.
Abstract

Keywords:
ADHDAnxietyChildrenParental sleepPre-sleep arousalSleep

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