Actigraphic Sleep Pattern of Preschoolers With ADHD
| Autor: | Alessandra Devoto, Maria Grazia Melegari, Fabio Lucidi, Oliviero Bruni, Luca Mallia, Elena Vittori, Raffaele Ferri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Sleep Wake Disorders
preschool children 05 social sciences Actigraphy Pilot Projects Sleep in non-human animals Developmental psychology Sleep patterns 03 medical and health sciences Clinical Psychology Typically developing 0302 clinical medicine ADHD actigraphy sleep Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Child Preschool Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Sleep 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of attention disorders. 24(4) |
| ISSN: | 1557-1246 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess the features of sleep in preschoolers with ADHD by means of questionnaire and actigraphy. Method: Twenty-five ADHD and 21 age-matched typically developing (TD) preschool children underwent the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) for ages 1½ to 5 and Pre-School-Age Psychiatric Assessment interview. Sleep was assessed by means of a modified Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children and wrist actigraphy for at least 5 days. Results: Children with ADHD, compared with TD, showed higher scores in CBCL Withdrawal (58.83 vs. 51.15, p < .0001), Attention Problems (69.88 vs. 51.54, p < .0001), and Aggressive Behavior (59.46 vs. 51.08, p < .0001) dimensions; they also showed increased actigraphic nocturnal activity (activity index 31.57 vs. 25.74, p < .05); and night-to-night variability for sleep minutes (56.44 vs. 32.79, p < .01), mean wake episodes (1.34 vs. 0.98, p < .05), mean activity (2.64 vs. 1.71, p < .05), and activity index (5.15 vs. 3.77, p < .05). Conclusion: This pilot study in preschoolers with ADHD showed increased motor activity during sleep and night-to-night variability for sleep duration and motor activity. |
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