Caspian Journal of Pediatrics

en Relationship between Sleep Problems in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Mental Health of their Parents تخصصي Special كاربردي Applicable <div style="text-align: justify;">Background and Objective: Sleep disorder is a complex comorbidity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and there is generally a reciprocal effect between them. Considering its adverse consequences on children and their families, the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of sleep disorders in children with ADHD and the relationship between the sleep problems and mental health of their parents. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100 ADHD children aged 4-12 years were selected using simple and available sampling method among all children referred to the Pediatric Psychiatric Clinic of Yahyanejad Hospital during 2020. The data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) for children and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21(DASS-21) for both parents completed by the same researcher through an interview method. A value of p<0.05 was statistically considered significant. Findings: One hundred 4-12-year-old children with a mean age of 7.72±2.31 years participated in this study. The mean CSHQ for ADHD children was 54.07 ± 6.29. The most common sleep disorders were bedtime resistance (92%), sleep duration (69%) and sleep anxiety (64%). There was a relationship between CSHQ score with depression (R=0.31, P=0.002), anxiety (R=0.26, P=0.008) and stress (R=0.23, P=0.02) in mothers. Conclusion: Bedtime resistance was the most common complaint of ADHD children. Moreover, sleep problems in children were related to depression, stress and anxiety in their mothers.</div> Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, Child, Sleep Disorders 723 729 http://caspianjp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-118-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Saeedeh Sohrabi sdh.srb94@yahoo.com 10031947532846004960 10031947532846004960 No Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Armon Massoodi armonmassoodi@mubabol.ac.ir 10031947532846004961 10031947532846004961 Yes Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran Leila moslemi leilamoslemi116@yahoo.com 10031947532846004962 10031947532846004962 No Health Reproductive Research Center, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran Davood Hosseini Talari Hosseni1497@yahoo.com 10031947532846004963 10031947532846004963 No Assistant Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Rouhani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences Hemmat Gholinia Ahangar h_gholinia@yahoo.com 10031947532846004964 10031947532846004964 No Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran