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Sleep habits, parasomnias and associated behaviors in school children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

dc.contributor.authorsRodopman-Arman, Ayşe; Perdahli-Fiş, Neşe; Ekinci, Ozalp; Berkem, Meral
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T12:46:02Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-11T10:25:39Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T12:46:02Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractConsiderable clinical data support an association between sleep problems and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We aimed to investigate the sleep habits, associated parasomnias and behavioral symptoms in primary school children with ADHD. Forty primary school children with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD and 40 age-sex-matched healthy community controls were recruited. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire providing information regarding sleep habits and nighttime and daytime symptoms was used. About 22% of children with ADHD (versus 2.9% of the controls) needed their parents to accompany them while going to sleep (p: 0.008). Transitional objects were needed by 8.1% of ADHD children in contrast to 2.9% of controls. Nightmares, overactivity during sleep, habitual snoring, and bed-wetting were significantly higher in the ADHD group. ADHD children needed significantly more time to go to sleep on school days (p < 0.02). Children undergoing evaluation for ADHD should be routinely screened for sleep disturbances.
dc.identifier.issn0041-4301
dc.identifier.pubmedPMID: 21980842
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/255094
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCase-Control Studies
dc.subjectAttention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
dc.subjectAnalysis of Variance
dc.subjectSleep Wake Disorders
dc.subjectBehavioral Symptoms
dc.subjectHabits
dc.titleSleep habits, parasomnias and associated behaviors in school children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
dc.typearticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage403
oaire.citation.startPage397
oaire.citation.titleThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
oaire.citation.volume4

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