4th Year MBBS Student, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Department of Psychiatry, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Jan;71(1(B)):783-785. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.1352.
To assess the frequency of insomnia and other sleep disturbances among children with autism spectrum disorder.
The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, from May to August 2019, after approval from the ethics committee of Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore. It comprised children aged 6-12 years pre-diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who were enrolled from 3 institutions and an out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital. Sleep disturbance scale for children was used for data-collection, and the parents were asked to fill it out. Data was analysed using SPSS 23.
Of the 93 subjects, 71(76.3%) were boys and 22(23.7%) were girls, and 58(62.4%) were aged 6-8 years. Overall, 37(39.8%) children had at least one type of sleeping disorder; the most common being insomnia 24(25.8%), and the least common being sleep breathing disorders 4(4.3%).
Nearly 40% children with autism spectrum disorder had sleep disorders, and insomnia was the most common.
评估自闭症谱系障碍儿童失眠和其他睡眠障碍的频率。
本描述性横断面研究于 2019 年 5 月至 8 月在巴基斯坦拉合尔进行，经过拉合尔谢里夫医学和牙科学院伦理委员会的批准。研究对象为来自 3 家机构和一家三级医院门诊部的已确诊自闭症谱系障碍的 6-12 岁儿童。使用儿童睡眠障碍量表进行数据收集，并要求家长填写。使用 SPSS 23 进行数据分析。
93 名受试者中，71 名（76.3%）为男孩，22 名（23.7%）为女孩，58 名（62.4%）年龄为 6-8 岁。总体而言，37 名（39.8%）儿童至少有一种睡眠障碍；最常见的是失眠 24 例（25.8%），最少的是睡眠呼吸障碍 4 例（4.3%）。
近 40%的自闭症谱系障碍儿童存在睡眠障碍，失眠最为常见。
