ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2019
Sleep problems, behavioural problems and respiratory health in children born extremely preterm: a parental questionnaire study.
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- Association of sleep disorders with asthma: a meta-analysis.BMJ open respiratory research · 2023Pooled it
- Physical Activity Profile of School-Aged Children Born Very Preterm and Its Association With Sleep.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- Sleep Disorders in Infants and Toddlers with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia: A Case-Control Study Using the SDSC.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sleep Disorders in Low-Risk Preterm Infants and Toddlers.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The Impact of Preterm Birth on Sleep through Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence and Its Implications.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore whether children born extremely preterm (EPT) with different types of sleep problems had more behavioural and respiratory health problems than EPT children without sleep problems.
designProspective, nationwide, questionnaire-based study. At 11 years of age, parents reported on four current sleep problems: difficulty falling asleep or frequent awakenings, snoring, daytime sleepiness and not recommended sleep duration (<9 hours). Behavioural problems were assessed by parents and teachers with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Parents assessed respiratory symptoms with the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire and described use of asthma medication.
settingNorway. PATIENTS: EPT children.
main outcome measuresSpecified sleep problems, behavioural problems and respiratory health.
resultsData were obtained from 216 of 372 (58 %) of eligible children. All four specified sleep problems were associated with significantly higher parent-reported SDQ total-score (OR 1.1 for all), and except for not recommended sleep duration, also with higher teacher-reported SDQ total-score (OR 1.1 for all). Daytime sleepiness was strongly associated with wheezing last 12 months (OR 3.4), disturbed sleep due to wheezing (OR 3.9), wheeze during or after exercise (OR 2.9), use of inhaled corticosteroids or oral leukotriene modifiers (OR 3.4) and use of bronchodilators (OR 3.9). Snoring was associated with wheezing during or after exercise (OR 2.8) and current asthma (OR 4.2).
conclusionEPT children with different types of sleep problems had more behavioural and respiratory health problems than EPT children without sleep problems.
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