Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions to Improve Sleep in School-Age Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Sleep problems are common in children and adolescents and can aggravate comorbid disorders. This meta-analysis examined the effect of cognitive and behavioral sleep interventions (with four or more treatment sessions) from randomized controlled trials on school-age children and adolescents.

Methods

In a systematic literature search, six randomized controlled trials were identified (n = 528; mean age = 14.6 years; female = 63%) that reported total sleep time (TST), sleep onset latency (SOL), wake after sleep onset, and daytime sleepiness from ratings and actigraphy.

Results

After intervention, no effect was seen on self-reported TST, but when measured with actigraphy, an effect favoring the intervention group was observed (+11.47 minutes, P = .0

SUBMITTER: Aslund L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6223553 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature