Article ; Online: Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep in children with autism spectrum disorders.
2021 Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 137–143
Abstract: ... with ASD.: Citation: Bruni O, Melegari MG, Breda M, et al. Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep ... terrors, and daytime sleepiness. The outbreak of COVID-19 significantly worsened sleep disturbances of children ... in children with autism spectrum disorders. ...
Abstract | Study objectives: The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on sleep of participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was assessed. Methods: Parents of 111 children and adolescents with ASD filled out an anonymous online survey shared via social media, investigating the sleep patterns and disturbances before and during the lockdown. Results: The lockdown changed significantly the bedtime on weekdays in 57.8% of participants with ASD (56.9% delayed; 0.9% advanced) and the rise time in 69.2% (61.7% delayed and 7.5% advanced). Sleep duration varied on weekdays in 49.1% (24.1% increased; 25% decreased). During the lockdown, participants with ASD showed a significant increase of sleep disturbances, compared to the preceding period, especially falling asleep (35.1% vs 22.5%), anxiety at bedtime (22.5% vs 10.8%), sleep terrors (5.4% vs 0%), and daytime sleepiness (14.4% vs 3.6%). Conclusions: Lockdown affected sleep of patients with ASD, showing an increase of difficulty in falling asleep, anxiety at bedtime, sleep terrors, and daytime sleepiness. The outbreak of COVID-19 significantly worsened sleep disturbances of children with ASD. Citation: Bruni O, Melegari MG, Breda M, et al. Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep in children with autism spectrum disorders. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Autism Spectrum Disorder/complications ; Autism Spectrum Disorder/epidemiology ; COVID-19 ; Child ; Communicable Disease Control ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sleep ; Sleep Wake Disorders/complications ; Sleep Wake Disorders/epidemiology |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-07-19 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2397213-0 |
ISSN | 1550-9397 ; 1550-9389 |
ISSN (online) | 1550-9397 |
ISSN | 1550-9389 |
DOI | 10.5664/jcsm.9518 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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