Relationship between sleep disorders and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder in children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the correlation between sleep disorders and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

Methods

We studied 100 Chinese children (70 boys and 30 girls; mean age, 8.77 ± 2.39 years). Parents completed the Children's Sleep Disturbance Scale (SDSC) and the Swanson Nolan and Pelham Version IV Scale (SNAP-IV) questionnaires. SNAP-IV and SDSC scores were compared in children with and without sleep disorders and ADHD.

Results

There were significant differences in SDSC scores, Arousal Disorder (AD) scores, and Sleep Breathing Disorder (SBD) scores between children with and without ADHD (P < 0.05). The sleep disorder group had higher SNAP-IV scores than the non-sleep disorder group (P < 0.05). Children with sleep disorders sho

SUBMITTER: Yin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354977 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature