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Association between sleep and behavioural problems among children with enuresis
Author(s) -
AbouKhadra Maha K,
Amin Omnia R,
Ahmed Dalia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.12017
Subject(s) - enuresis , bedtime , medicine , child behavior checklist , anxiety , logistic regression , cbcl , sleep (system call) , excessive daytime sleepiness , clinical psychology , checklist , sleep disorder , psychiatry , pediatrics , insomnia , psychology , computer science , cognitive psychology , operating system
Aim This study was conducted to describe sleep problems in a sample of children with enuresis and to investigate the association between sleep and behavioural problems. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, 100 children with enuresis were recruited from paediatric enuresis clinic. The children's sleep problems and behaviours were assessed by the C hildren's S leep H abits Q uestionnaire and C hild B ehaviour checklist. Results The most frequently reported sleep problems were in daytime sleepiness, bedtime resistance and sleep anxiety subscales. Children with T ‐scores ≥ 60 in internalising, externalising and total behavioural problems had higher scores on daytime sleepiness subscale and total score than children with T ‐scores < 60. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that daytime sleepiness subscale was significantly related to behavioural disturbances. Conclusions Sleep problems are common among this sample of children with enuresis, and the presence of sleep disturbance such as daytime sleepiness could explain the association between enuresis and disturbed daytime behaviour.