%0 Journal Article
%@ 1545-5017
%A Downes, M
%A De Haan, M
%A Kirkham, FJ
%A Telfer, PT
%D 2017
%F discovery:1531771
%J Pediatric Blood & Cancer
%K Early intervention, obstructive sleep apnea, sickle cell disease, sleep, sleep disordered breathing, snoring
%N 6
%T Parent reported sleep problems in preschool children with sickle cell anemia and controls in East London
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1531771/
%V 64
%X Snoring and poor sleep may affect cognition, particularly in young children with chronic conditions. Parents of London preschoolers with sickle cell anemia (SCA; n = 22), matched controls (n = 24), and unselected typically developing (n = 142) preschoolers completed sleep questionnaires. Preschoolers with SCA had significantly more sleep problems when compared to matched controls and the larger population. Snoring occurred at least one to two nights a week for 79% of the SCA group. This is compared with 25% of matched controls and 33% of larger population. Randomized controlled trials to improve sleep in young children with SCA already at-risk for cognitive dysfunction should be considered.
%Z This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Downes, M; De Haan, M; Kirkham, FJ; Telfer, PT; (2016) Parent reported sleep problems in preschool children with sickle cell anemia and controls in East London, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, which has been published in final form at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.26337. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.