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Parent reported sleep problems in preschool children with sickle cell anemia and controls in East London
Author(s) -
Downes Michelle,
Haan Michelle,
Kirkham Fenella J.,
Telfer Paul T.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.26337
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , pediatrics , sickle cell anemia , cognition , anemia , affect (linguistics) , population , randomized controlled trial , audiology , psychiatry , disease , psychology , environmental health , communication , computer science , operating system
Snoring and poor sleep may affect cognition, particularly in young children with chronic conditions. Parents of London preschoolers with sickle cell anemia (SCA; n = 22), matched controls (n = 24), and unselected typically developing (n = 142) preschoolers completed sleep questionnaires. Preschoolers with SCA had significantly more sleep problems when compared to matched controls and the larger population. Snoring occurred at least one to two nights a week for 79% of the SCA group. This is compared with 25% of matched controls and 33% of larger population. Randomized controlled trials to improve sleep in young children with SCA already at‐risk for cognitive dysfunction should be considered.