Abstract Introduction While bedtime routines are often recommended to address behavioural sleep problems in young children, these recommendations based on parental subjective assessment of behaviours which may not be accurate. The aim this study was establish the feasibility using wearable cameras objectively measure and pre-bedtime screen use preschool-aged children. Methods Sixteen children a...

OBJECTIVE To examine behavioral interventions for sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). METHODS A systematic review evaluating all published studies examining the effectiveness of behavioral treatment of sleep problems in children with ASD is presented. RESULTS Based on the Chambless criteria for treatment efficacy, both standard extinction and scheduled awakening...

Bedtime activities, sleep environment, and their impact on sleep/wake patterns were assessed in 509 elementary school children (6-12 years of age; 252 males and 257 females). Television viewing, playing video games, and surfing the Internet had negative impact on sleep/wake parameters. Moreover, presence of a television set or video game in the child's bedroom increased their activity before be...

Sleep pattern has been shown to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Here, we investigated the difference in bedtime, waking time and estimated sleep duration in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with or without visceral fat accumulation, using a questionnaire on sleep patterns. The study participants were 59 Japanese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (men/women 34/25, age 64.5 ± 12.1 y...

BACKGROUND Children with Down syndrome (DS) suffer from sleep problems, including sleep maintenance problems, as well as snoring, and other symptoms of disordered breathing. To examine sleep in DS, we gave parents a questionnaire assessing their child's sleep. MATERIALS AND METHODS The parents of 35 children with DS (mean age = 12.65 years, range = 7-18 years) completed the 33-item Children's...

BACKGROUND Chronotherapy of hypertension became, during the last years, a main target in optimal BP values control, during 24 hours. Many clinical studies have demonstrated a different effect on blood pressure of the majority of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), studied as function of the moment of their administration. Until now, the majority of clinical proofs sustain the grea...

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a simple, 5-item pediatric sleep screening instrument, the BEARS (BZBedtime Issues, EZ Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, AZNight Awakenings, RZRegularity and Duration of Sleep, SZSnoring) in obtaining sleep-related information and identifying sleep problems in the primary care setting. Setting: Pediatric residents’ continuity clinic in a tertiary care child...