The importance of sleep: attentional problems in school-aged children with Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome
The importance of sleep: attentional problems in school-aged children with Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome
In typically developing (TD) children, sleep problems have been associated with day-time attentional difficulties. Children with developmental disabilities often suffer with sleep and attention problems, yet their relationship is poorly understood. The present study investigated this association in school-aged children with Down syndrome (DS) and Williams syndrome (WS). Actigraphy and pulse oximetry assessed sleep and sleep-disordered breathing respectively, and attention was tested using a novel visual Continuous Performance Task (CPT).Attentional deficits were evident in both disorder groups. In the TD group, higher scores on the CPT were related to better sleep quality, higher oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2), and fewer desaturation events. Sleep quality, duration, and SpO2 variables were not related to CPT performance for children with DS and WS.
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Ashworth, Anna
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Hill, Catherine M.
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Karmiloff-Smith, Annette
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Dimitriou, Dagmara
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2015
Ashworth, Anna
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Hill, Catherine M.
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Karmiloff-Smith, Annette
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Dimitriou, Dagmara
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Ashworth, Anna, Hill, Catherine M., Karmiloff-Smith, Annette and Dimitriou, Dagmara
(2015)
The importance of sleep: attentional problems in school-aged children with Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome.
Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 13 (6), .
(doi:10.1080/15402002.2014.940107).
Abstract
In typically developing (TD) children, sleep problems have been associated with day-time attentional difficulties. Children with developmental disabilities often suffer with sleep and attention problems, yet their relationship is poorly understood. The present study investigated this association in school-aged children with Down syndrome (DS) and Williams syndrome (WS). Actigraphy and pulse oximetry assessed sleep and sleep-disordered breathing respectively, and attention was tested using a novel visual Continuous Performance Task (CPT).Attentional deficits were evident in both disorder groups. In the TD group, higher scores on the CPT were related to better sleep quality, higher oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2), and fewer desaturation events. Sleep quality, duration, and SpO2 variables were not related to CPT performance for children with DS and WS.
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Accepted/In Press date: 18 May 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 15 August 2014
Published date: 2015
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/401650
ISSN: 1540-2002
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