Intraindividual variability of sleep/wake patterns in adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior studies examining the sleep of adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have relied on mean values such as average sleep duration, which masks intraindividual variability (IIV). The objective was to investigate whether adolescents with ADHD have greater IIV of sleep/wake patterns than adolescents without ADHD using actigraphy and daily sleep diaries.

Method

Adolescents (ages 13.17 ± 0.40 years; 45% female) with (n = 162) and without (n = 140) ADHD were recruited from middle schools at two sites. Participants wore actigraphs and completed sleep diaries for an average of 2 weeks.

Results

Multilevel models were conducted with sex, sleep medication use, ADHD medication use, number of days with data, and social jetlag co

SUBMITTER: Langberg JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6800768 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature