Quantidade e qualidade do sono autorreferidas em crianças e adolescentes portadoras de uma condição crônica em comparação com controles saudáveis

Biemans, C.F.M., Nijhof, S.L., Gorter, J.W. et al.

To assess self-reported quantity and quality of sleep in Dutch children with a chronic condition compared to healthy controls and to the recommended hours of sleep for youth. Sleep quantity and quality were analyzed in children with a chronic condition (cystic fibrosis, chronic kidney disease, congenital heart disease, (auto-)immune disease, and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS); n?=?291; 15?±?3.1 years, 63% female. A subset of 171 children with a chronic condition were matched to healthy controls using Propensity Score matching, based on age and sex, ratio 1:4. Self-reported sleep quantity and quality were assessed with established questionnaires.

Children with MUS were analyzed separately to distinguish between chronic conditions with and without...

Palavras chave: Pediatria, sono, crianças, condição crônica, fibrose cística, doença renal crônica, doença cardíaca congênita, doença autoimune.