Journal article

Outcomes of Subjective Sleep-Wake Disturbances Twenty Years after Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood

EN Botchway, C Godfrey, V Anderson, CL Nicholas, C Catroppa

Journal of Neurotrauma | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC | Published : 2019

Abstract

Sleep-wake disturbances (SWD) are frequent following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in childhood. However, outcomes of SWD following transition into young adulthood remain unknown. This study investigated prevalence and factors associated with subjective sleep quality, insomnia, and excessive daytime sleepiness in young adults with a history of childhood TBI. Participants included 54 young adults with mild (n = 14), moderate (n = 27), and severe (n = 13) TBI (age: mean = 27.7, SD = 3.3), and 13 typically developing controls (TDC) (age: mean = 25.9, SD = 2.2). SWD were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Co..

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