O069 Links between sleep outcomes and lifestyle factors in young adults who sustained traumatic brain injury in childhood

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Abstract Objective We investigated the relationships between subjective and objective sleep and lifestyle factors (i.e., nap duration, screentime, chronotype, use of tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, and medications) in young adults who sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) in childhood. Methods We report cross-sectional data collected at 20 years post-childhood TBI, as part of a prospective study. Participants included 54 young adults with TBI (Mean age, 27.7years) who were assessed at 20 years postinjury (mild (n = 14), moderate (n = 27), and severe (n = 13) TBI) and 13 healthy controls (Mean age, 26.0 years). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and actigraphy were used to assess sleep outcomes, and lifestyle factors were assessed with study-designed measures. Results Results showed that poor subjective sleep quality was significantly associated with evening chronotype (p < 0.001) and tobacco use (p < 0.001), while being a parent (p = 0.038) and alcohol use (p = 0.035) were significantly associated with poorer objective sleep efficiency in the TBI group. Discussion These preliminary findings highlight interesting associations between poor sleep quality and lifestyle factors in young adults who sustained TBI in childhood, and indicate the need to further explore these relationships in this TBI population to inform on potential avenues for sleep interventions.