Qian Xiao1, Jean-Philippe Chaput2, Timothy Olds3, Mikael Fogelholm4, Gang Hu5, Estelle V Lambert6, Carol Maher3, Jose Maia7, Vincent Onywera8, Olga L Sarmiento9, Martyn Standage10, Mark S Tremblay2, Catrine Tudor-Locke11, Peter T Katzmarzyk5. 1. University of Iowa, Iowa city, USA. Electronic address: qian-xiao@uiowa.edu. 2. Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada. 3. University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. 4. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 5. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. 6. University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. 7. University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. 8. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. 9. Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia. 10. University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. 11. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have linked short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and late sleep timing with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. However, almost all studies relied solely on self-reported sleep information, and most studies were conducted in high-income countries. To address these gaps, we studied both device-measured and self-reported sleep characteristics in relation to HRQoL in a sample of children from 12 countries that vary widely in terms of economic and human development. METHODS: The study sample included 6,626 children aged 9-11 years from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, India, Kenya, Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Waist-worn actigraphy was used to measure total sleep time, bedtime, wake-up time, and sleep efficiency on both weekdays and weekends. Children also reported ratings of sleep quantity and quality. HRQoL was measured by the KIDSCREEN-10 survey. Multilevel regression models were used to determine the relationships between sleep characteristics and HRQoL. RESULTS: Results showed considerable variation in sleep characteristics, particularly duration and timing, across study sites. Overall, we found no association between device-measured total sleep time, sleep timing or sleep efficiency, and HRQoL. In contrast, self-reported ratings of poor sleep quantity and quality were associated with HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS: Self-reported, rather than device-based, measures of sleep are related to HRQoL in children. The discrepancy related to sleep assessment methods highlights the importance of considering both device-measured and self-reported measures of sleep in understanding its health effects.
INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have linked short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and late sleep timing with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. However, almost all studies relied solely on self-reported sleep information, and most studies were conducted in high-income countries. To address these gaps, we studied both device-measured and self-reported sleep characteristics in relation to HRQoL in a sample of children from 12 countries that vary widely in terms of economic and human development. METHODS: The study sample included 6,626 children aged 9-11 years from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, India, Kenya, Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Waist-worn actigraphy was used to measure total sleep time, bedtime, wake-up time, and sleep efficiency on both weekdays and weekends. Children also reported ratings of sleep quantity and quality. HRQoL was measured by the KIDSCREEN-10 survey. Multilevel regression models were used to determine the relationships between sleep characteristics and HRQoL. RESULTS: Results showed considerable variation in sleep characteristics, particularly duration and timing, across study sites. Overall, we found no association between device-measured total sleep time, sleep timing or sleep efficiency, and HRQoL. In contrast, self-reported ratings of poor sleep quantity and quality were associated with HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS: Self-reported, rather than device-based, measures of sleep are related to HRQoL in children. The discrepancy related to sleep assessment methods highlights the importance of considering both device-measured and self-reported measures of sleep in understanding its health effects.
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