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More recently, additional research has supported an association between sleep and HRQOL in children, but these studies are primarily cross-sectional and have been unable to determine causality. The key aim of this study is to determine the effect of mild sleep deprivation on HRQOL in children without significant sleep issues.
The outcome variables were studied during both intervention weeks. The duration and timing of sleep were assessed using 7-night actigraphy. The 8-item Sleep-Related Impairment and the 8-item Pediatric Sleep Disturbance scales were used to rate the child's sleep disturbances and impairment . Further reductions in well-being were noted among those that achieved the a priori difference in sleep of a minimum of 30 minutes per night. While these differences are not significant, they are certainly not trivial. It must also be highlighted that the differences in HRQOL were noted after one week of less sleep. The results could get much more substantial and become clinically and statistically significant over an extended time.
Other existing research that alters sleep in children has focussed more on cognitive and emotional outcomes rather than HRQOL. Overall, this literature has documented consistent adverse effects on mood and smaller effects on some cognitive test scores and emotions. The authors believe this study could add immense value to the pre-existing cross-sectional literature, as causality can now be inferred.
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