Parent-reported sleep problems in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: relationship to health-related quality of life

Güneş, Serkan; Aldemir, Rahime; Güneş, Adem; Ekinci, Özalp

doi:10.5114/aoms/124154

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“…Several studies reported high prevalence of OSA or sleep disturbance in children with thalassemia major. [8][9]30 Although PSG was the gold standard method for diagnosing resulting in stronger clinical significance, there are still limitations due to incorporating young children and sparse availability of long waiting lists and high costs. Simple screening tools are needed for children.…”

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Habitual Snoring in Pediatric Thalassemia Disease; Prevalence, Quality of Life and Risk Factors

Satdhabudha,

Parnthong,

Surapolchai

et al. 2023

Siriraj Med J

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Objective: To compare the prevalence of HS and quality of life in non-transfusion dependent thalassemia (NTDT) and Transfusion dependent thalassemia (TDT) patients and to identify risk factors associated with HS in pediatric thalassemia. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of pediatric thalassemic patients aged from 6 months - 18 years between January 2020 and October 2020, at Thammasat University Hospital, Thailand. Results: There were 141 thalassemia patients (35 TDT and 106 NTDT), aged 7 months-18 years, 73 (51.8%) were male. Sixty-eight patients (48.2%) reported snoring; 28 patients (19.9%) had HS; the remaining 40 patients (28.4%) had simple snoring. The prevalence of HS was not significantly different between TDT and NTDT group (6 (17.1%) VS 22 (20.8%); P= 0.527). Quality of life assessed by OSA-18 score was not significant difference between TDT and NTDT groups (51.3 ± 18.8 VS 45.7 ± 11.4; P=0.141). The associating risk factors for the development of HS after multivariate logistic analysis were nasal congestion, and male gender, with an adjusted OR of 5.3 and 3.0, respectively. Conclusion: Prevalence of HS was increased in children with thalassemia. Factors such as nasal congestion and male gender were strongly associated with HS in this population. The quality of life assessment using the OSA-18 questionnaire indicated that thalassemia children generally exhibited a good quality of life. Additionally, our study observed relatively low serum ferritin levels in comparison to previous studies. The standard care provided for TDT patients, includes regular blood transfusion and effective iron chelation, may contribute to slowing down the degree of nasopharyngeal narrowing in thalassemia patients.

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Habitual Snoring in Pediatric Thalassemia Disease; Prevalence, Quality of Life and Risk Factors

Satdhabudha,

Parnthong,

Surapolchai

et al. 2023

Siriraj Med J

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“…Parents' awareness of sleep disorders, social and cultural factors, and associated physical and mental disorders are plausible explanations. Despite the association of sleep problems with various preventable physical and mental disorders [21,22]. However, few researchers addressed this important issue in Saudi Arabia [10,11].…”

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Sleep Patterns and Sleep Difficulties among Saudi Children in Tabuk City

Ahmed¹,

AlBishi²,

Albalawi³

et al. 2023

J Biomed Res Environ Sci

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Introduction: Sleep difficulties are common among children and are pointers to serious physical and mental disorders studies on the same lacks in Saudi Arabia. This is the first study to include children 1-11 years of age. Thus, we aimed to assess the variable sleep patterns and sleep disorders in Saudi children. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that enrolled 188 children (1-11 years) from the waiting area in the pediatric outpatient clinic at Maternity and Children Hospital, Tabuk city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted in October 2018. A structured questionnaire based on the children's sleep habits was distributed to the parents via one-to-one interview. In the questionnaire, each item described their child’s behavior for the recent week's sleep pattern. Results: There were 188 children, ages 1-11 years. The most common sleep problem was sleep-related anxiety (81.5%) followed by sleep resistance (59.8%) and night waking (56.0%). The least common was sleep-disordered breathing which was observed in 28.3% of children. Conclusion: Sleep problems were prevalent among children in Tabuk City, Saudi Arabia. The most common sleep problem was sleep-related anxiety followed by sleep resistance and night waking. The least common was sleep-disordered breathing which was observed in more than a quarter of children. Further larger multi-center studies are needed to assess and address the causes of sleep problems.

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Parent-reported sleep problems in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: relationship to health-related quality of life

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Habitual Snoring in Pediatric Thalassemia Disease; Prevalence, Quality of Life and Risk Factors

Habitual Snoring in Pediatric Thalassemia Disease; Prevalence, Quality of Life and Risk Factors

Sleep Patterns and Sleep Difficulties among Saudi Children in Tabuk City

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