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Associations between sleep hygiene and sleep problems in adolescents with ADHD: a cross-sectional study

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posted on 2020-02-01, 00:00 authored by Christina Martin, H Hiscock, Nicole Rinehart, H S Heussler, Christian HydeChristian Hyde, Matthew Fuller-TyszkiewiczMatthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Jane McGillivrayJane McGillivray, David AustinDavid Austin, Alexa Chalmers, Emma SciberrasEmma Sciberras
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether self-reported sleep hygiene practices are associated with self- and parent-reported behavioral sleep problems in adolescents with ADHD. METHOD: Participants included 79 adolescents with ADHD (13-17 years) and their parents. Adolescents were asked to report on their sleep hygiene (Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale) and sleep (Adolescent Sleep Wake Scale). Parents also reported on their adolescent's sleep (Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children). RESULTS: Poorer sleep hygiene was associated with higher total self-reported behavioral sleep problems and most self-reported sleep problems: falling asleep, reinitiating sleep, and returning to wakefulness. The association was also apparent for total parent-reported behavioral sleep problems, problems with initiating and maintaining sleep, and excessive somnolence. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates small-to-moderate relationships between poor sleep hygiene practices and sleep problems in adolescents with ADHD, by both self- and parent-report.

History

Journal

Journal of attention disorders

Volume

24

Issue

4

Pagination

545 - 554

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Location

London, Eng.

eISSN

1557-1246

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2018, The Authors