Identifying Adolescent Sleep Problems

Identifying Adolescent Sleep Problems

OBJECTIVES To examine the efficacy of self-report and parental report of adolescent sleep problems and compare these findings to the incidence of adolescents who fulfill clinical criteria for a sleep problem. Sleep and daytime functioning factors that predict adolescents' self-identification of a sleep problem will also be examined. METHOD 308 adolescents (aged 13-17 years) from eight socioec...

Associations between Dietary Patterns and Sleep Problems in Adolescent Girls: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Adolescence may be accompanied by abnormalities in menstrual cycles that result in a higher incidence of sleep problems and related psychological disorders. Dietary factors can intensify or improve sleep problems. This study aimed to evaluate the association between sleep problems and habitual dietary patterns among Iranian adolescent girls. Methods: This study was conducted in cities of Mashha...

Self-reported sleep problems in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer.

BACKGROUND Although sleep problems are common among adult cancer survivors, little is known about sleep problems in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer (ASCC). OBJECTIVES This study sought to describe (a) the prevalence of self-reported sleep problems among ASCC before treatment, during treatment, following treatment, and in survivorship follow-up; (b) the relationship between sleep prob...

Identifying Sleep Apnea

We thank Professors Molimard and Moore for their interest in our article. They have some concerns regarding study design. As they are not clinicians, perhaps they are unaware that studies in severe asthma are very difficult to conduct. These patients are a major management problem and are usually excluded from conventional drug therapy trials. Any improvement in treatment would be a valuable ad...

Identifying and treating adolescent depression.