The Relationship Between Severity of Epilepsy and Sleep Disorder in Epileptic Children
| Autor: | DEHGHANI, Maryam, FAYYAZI, Afshin, CHERAGHI, Fatemeh, HAKIMI, Hamideh, MOSAZADEH, Somayeh, ALMASI, Saeideh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Child Neurology |
| ISSN: | 2008-0700 1735-4668 |
| Popis: | Objective Sleep disturbances are one of the most common behavioral problems in childhood. Sleep problems have an even greater prevalence in children with epilepsy and are one of the most common comorbid conditions in childhood epilepsy. Materials & Methods This descriptive-correlation study with the general goal of determining the effects of epilepsy on sleep habits of epileptic children was conducted in Hamadan, western Iran, in 2014. Sampling was done using convenience sampling techniques. Data were collected using the Early Childhood Epilepsy Severity Scale (E-Chess) and Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and analyzed using SPSS and descriptive and inferential statistics. Results The mean score of sleep habits was 55/08±6/71. Bedtime resistance (12/14±2/93), parasomnias (11/02±1/84) and sleep anxiety (8/29±2/46) were the most frequent sleep disorders in the studied sample. Based on Pearson’s r, there were significant positive bidirectional relationships between bedtime resistance (rs =0.129, P |
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