Sleep Problems in Turkish Children with Conduct Disorder: A Single-centre, Cross-sectional, Case-control Study

Autor: Merve Taşkan, Güler Göl Özcan, Yusuf Öztürk, Ali Evren Tufan, Yasemin İmrek, Büşra Balta, Mesut Sari
Přispěvatelé: BAİBÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Tufan, Ali Evren, Öztürk, Yusuf, Balta, Büşra, Taşkan, Merve, İmrek, Yasemin
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 186-191 (2021)
ISSN: 2148-1504
Popis: Objective: This study aimed to determine the sleep habits and sleep problems of patients with conduct disorder (CD) and to compare them with healthy controls. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 45 children diagnosed with CD and 50 healthy controls. Sleep was evaluated by children's sleep habits questionnaire (CSHQ). Qualitative variables between groups were compared using chi-square test, whereas quantitative variables were compared using t-test. Correlation analyses were conducted to evaluate relationships between the quantitative variables. Linear regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the predictors of severity of CD symptoms. P was set at 0.05. Results: The average ages of children in CD and control groups were 11.04 +/- 1.20 and 10.00 +/- 1.55 years, respectively. Moreover, 71.1% in the CD group were boys (vs. 78.0% in the control group). The groups were comparable in terms of socio-demographic features (all p>0.05). Scores of all CSHQ subscales were significantly elevated in the CD group compared with the control group (p
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