Authors
Robert S Bourke, Vicki Anderson, Joel SC Yang, Angela R Jackman, Asawari Killedar, Gillian M Nixon, Margot J Davey, Adrian M Walker, John Trinder, Rosemary SC Horne
Publication date
2011/3/1
Journal
Sleep Medicine
Volume
12
Issue
3
Pages
222-229
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
OBJECTIVE
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is common in children and ranges in severity from primary snoring (PS), to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). This study investigated everyday function (behavior, attention, executive skills) in children with varying degrees of SDB and control children with no history of SDB recruited from the community.
METHODS
One hundred thirty-six children aged 7–12 were studied. Routine overnight polysomnography (PSG) classified children into 4 groups: PS (n=59), mild OSAS (n=24), moderate/severe OSAS (n=18), and controls (n=35). Behavioral function and behavioral aspects of attention and executive function were assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF).
RESULTS
Children with all severities of SDB had significantly higher rates of total, internalizing and externalizing behavioral …
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