Relationship between sleep disturbance and functional outcomes in daily life habits of children with Down syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The goal of this study was to describe sleep patterns and accomplishment of daily life habits in children with Down syndrome (DS) and to investigate the relationship between subjective indicators of sleep disturbance with functional outcomes in daily life.

Design

Cross-sectional study with an Internet sample.

Setting

Online survey filled out at home.

Participants

110 parents of children with DS and 29 parents of children with typical development (TD), age 5 to 18 years.

Interventions

N/A.

Measurements and results

Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire was employed to collect information about sleep disturbances in 8 domains (subscales) and a total score. The Life Habits (Life-H) questionnaire sampled information about daily life habits i

SUBMITTER: Churchill SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4262957 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature