Sleep in children with type 1 diabetes and their parents in the T1D Exchange.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sleep has physiological and behavioral impacts on diabetes outcomes, yet little is known about the impact of sleep disturbances in children with type 1 diabetes. The current study sought to characterize sleep in children with type 1 diabetes and in their parents and to examine the associations between child sleep, glycemic control and adherence, parent sleep and well-being, parental fear of hypoglycemia, and nocturnal caregiving behavior.

Methods

Surveys were emailed to parents of 2- to 12-year-old participants in the Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Exchange clinic registry. Clinical data were obtained from the registry for the 515 respondents.

Results

In our sample, 67% of children met criteria for poor sleep quality. Child sleep quality was related to glycemic cont

SUBMITTER: Jaser SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7650845 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature