Psychosocial and somatic outcomes of sleep problems in children: a 4‐year follow‐up study

Abstract

Persistent sleep problems in children associate with high levels of psychosocial, somatic and medical problems. In paediatric health care more attention should be paid to recognizing, monitoring of the persistence and treatment of sleep problems before school transition period.

Replacing home visits with telephone calls to support parents implementing a sleep management intervention: findings from a pilot study and implications for future research

“…The significant resource constraints that services operate under, the desire within health services to identify effective and cost-effective alternatives to delivering interventions, and evidence of the impact (on families, services and society e.g. Tietze et al 2014, Simola et al 2014, Quach et al 2013, Hillman et al 2006 of not addressing sleep problems all serve to add weight to the argument for further research.…”

A preliminary investigation into the effectiveness of a group-delivered sleep management intervention for parents of children with intellectual disabilities

“…Sleep problems are associated with poor outcomes for both the parent (for example, heightened levels of parental stress and irritability; Quine, 1991;Wiggs, 2007;Tietze et al, 2014;Wiggs and Stores, 1998) and child (for example, poorer educational progress and daytime behaviour problems; Simola et al, 2014). Parents consistently prioritise the need for support with their child's sleep problems (Beresford, 1995;Allard et al, 2014).…”

Electronic Media Use and Sleep Among Preschoolers: Evidence for Time-Shifted and Less Consolidated Sleep

“…Children who achieve adequate sleep experience important cognitive, social, and health-related benefits (Carno, Hoffman, Carcillo, & Sanders, 2003;Davis, Parker, & Montgomery, 2004). In contrast, sleep-deprived children experience several problems, including weaker cognitive and academic performance (Astill, Van der Heijden, Van IJzendoorn, & Van Someren, 2012), social problems and aggression (Simola, Liukkonen, Pitkäranta, Pirinen, & Aronen, 2014), and being overweight (Snell, Adam, & Duncan, 2007).…”