ArticleOccupational therapy international2023
Experiences of Using Weighted Blankets among Children with ADHD and Sleeping Difficulties.
Article in Occupational therapy international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Effect of weighted blankets on sleep quality among adults with insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
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- Parents' Own Health-Related Experiences of a Weighted Blanket Intervention for Children with ADHD and Sleep Problems: A Mixed Methods Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Management of critical care emergencies in children with autism spectrum disorder.World journal of critical care medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of weighted blankets on sleep disturbance among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD): study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Outcome Measures in Evaluation of Weighted Blankets: A Scoping Review.Occupational therapy international · 2025Article
- Changed sleep according to weighted blanket adherence in a 16-week sleep intervention among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
- The effect of weighted blankets on sleep and related disorders: a brief review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Sleeping difficulties are common in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A sleep intervention with weighted blankets was designed to increase current understanding of using weighted blankets to target children's individual needs in connection with sleep and daytime functioning. Aim: To explore how children with ADHD and sleeping difficulties experience the use of weighted blankets. Methods: An explorative qualitative design in which 26 children with ADHD and sleeping difficulties, 6-15 years old, were interviewed about a sleep intervention with weighted blankets. Four categories emerged from qualitative content analysis. Results: Children's experiences revealed that the use of weighted blankets 1) requires a commitment, by adjusting according to needs and preferences and adapting to the environment; 2) improves emotional regulation by feeling calm and feeling safe; 3) changes sleeping patterns by creating new routines for sleep and improving sleep quality; and 4) promotes everyday participation by promoting daily function and balancing activity and sleep. Conclusions: Using weighted blankets promoted children's management of daily life with ADHD and sleeping difficulties. Occupational therapists can improve the assessment and delivery of weighted blankets tailored to individual needs based on increased knowledge from the children themselves.
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