Luc Wiesmüller , Didare Strauch , Jan Schönberger , Victoria San Antonio-Arce , Thomas Bast , Susanne Schubert-Bast , Steffen Syrbe , Julia Jacobs , Kerstin Alexandra Klotz
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Biographical and medical information was collected and standardized questionnaires were administered to assess parent reported sleep quality (Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire), and HRQoL (KINDL®-questionnaire).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 304 CWE (52.3 % male) were surveyed, with a median age of 7 years (range 1–15). Seizure frequency varied from daily (25 %) to less than once per year (24.7 %). Antiseizure medication (ASM) was used in 93.8 %, with 30 % receiving ≥ 3 ASMs. Comorbidities, such as autism or ADHD, were reported in 179 children (58.9 %).</div><div>The mean sleep disturbance score was 54.8 (SD 9.4), with 290 children (95.4 %) scoring above 41, indicating impaired sleep. CWE with both, daytime and nocturnal seizures had worse sleep quality compared to those with daytime seizures only (p = 0.027). 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Sleep disturbances and health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy: A caregiver survey
Introduction
Sleep disorders are common in patients with epilepsy. In adults, evidence suggests reduced sleep quality and its negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, data on large pediatric cohorts remain limited. This study investigates the relationship between epilepsy and subjective sleep quality as well as its association with HRQoL in a large cohort of children with epilepsy (CWE).
Material and Methods
A parental online survey was conducted for CWE up to 15 years. Biographical and medical information was collected and standardized questionnaires were administered to assess parent reported sleep quality (Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire), and HRQoL (KINDL®-questionnaire).
Results
A total of 304 CWE (52.3 % male) were surveyed, with a median age of 7 years (range 1–15). Seizure frequency varied from daily (25 %) to less than once per year (24.7 %). Antiseizure medication (ASM) was used in 93.8 %, with 30 % receiving ≥ 3 ASMs. Comorbidities, such as autism or ADHD, were reported in 179 children (58.9 %).
The mean sleep disturbance score was 54.8 (SD 9.4), with 290 children (95.4 %) scoring above 41, indicating impaired sleep. CWE with both, daytime and nocturnal seizures had worse sleep quality compared to those with daytime seizures only (p = 0.027). The use of sedative medications, like clobazam, was associated with impaired sleep quality (p = 0.025) and shorter sleep duration (p = 0.005).
Conclusion
CWE experience poorer sleep quality compared to children without epilepsy, especially when nocturnal seizures are present, regardless of the number of ASMs or presence of comorbidities. In CWE, impaired sleep correlates with lower HRQoL.
期刊介绍:
Epilepsy & Behavior is the fastest-growing international journal uniquely devoted to the rapid dissemination of the most current information available on the behavioral aspects of seizures and epilepsy.
Epilepsy & Behavior presents original peer-reviewed articles based on laboratory and clinical research. Topics are drawn from a variety of fields, including clinical neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, and neuroimaging.
From September 2012 Epilepsy & Behavior stopped accepting Case Reports for publication in the journal. From this date authors who submit to Epilepsy & Behavior will be offered a transfer or asked to resubmit their Case Reports to its new sister journal, Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports.