TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep Difficulties in Infancy Are Associated with Symptoms of Inattention and Hyperactivity at the Age of 5 Years
T2 - A Longitudinal Study
AU - Huhdanpää, Hanna
AU - Morales-Muñoz, Isabel
AU - Aronen, Eeva T
AU - Pölkki, Pirjo
AU - Saarenpää-Heikkilä, Outi
AU - Paunio, Tiina
AU - Kylliäinen, Anneli
AU - Paavonen, E Juulia
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Sleep difficulties are associated with cognitive and behavioral problems in childhood. However, it is still unclear whether early sleep difficulties are related to later development. We studied whether parent-reported sleep duration, night awakenings, and parent-reported sleep problems in early childhood are associated with symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years.METHOD: Our study is based on the Child-Sleep birth cohort initially comprising 1673 families, of which 713 were retained at the age of 5 years. We used the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire and the Infant Sleep Questionnaire, which were filled out by the parents when their child was 3, 8, and 24 months and 5 years old. Symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Five-to-Fifteen questionnaire.RESULTS: Sleep duration at the age of 3, 8, and 24 months was associated with inattentiveness at 5 years of age. Moreover, parent-reported sleep problems at the age of 24 months were related to both inattentive and hyperactive symptoms at the age of 5 years. Finally, at the age of 5 years, parent-reported sleep problems and night awakenings were associated with concurrent symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity.CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that certain sleep characteristics related to sleep quality and quantity in early childhood are associated with inattentiveness and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years. Interestingly, sleep duration in early childhood is consistently related to inattention at the age of 5 years.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Sleep difficulties are associated with cognitive and behavioral problems in childhood. However, it is still unclear whether early sleep difficulties are related to later development. We studied whether parent-reported sleep duration, night awakenings, and parent-reported sleep problems in early childhood are associated with symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years.METHOD: Our study is based on the Child-Sleep birth cohort initially comprising 1673 families, of which 713 were retained at the age of 5 years. We used the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire and the Infant Sleep Questionnaire, which were filled out by the parents when their child was 3, 8, and 24 months and 5 years old. Symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Five-to-Fifteen questionnaire.RESULTS: Sleep duration at the age of 3, 8, and 24 months was associated with inattentiveness at 5 years of age. Moreover, parent-reported sleep problems at the age of 24 months were related to both inattentive and hyperactive symptoms at the age of 5 years. Finally, at the age of 5 years, parent-reported sleep problems and night awakenings were associated with concurrent symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity.CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that certain sleep characteristics related to sleep quality and quantity in early childhood are associated with inattentiveness and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years. Interestingly, sleep duration in early childhood is consistently related to inattention at the age of 5 years.
KW - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/epidemiology
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Longitudinal Studies
KW - Male
KW - Sleep/physiology
KW - Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/epidemiology
U2 - 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000684
DO - 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000684
M3 - Article
C2 - 31166249
SN - 0196-206X
VL - 40
SP - 432
EP - 440
JO - Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
IS - 6
ER -