TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep quality in young adults with very low birth weight - The helsinki study of very low birth weight adults
AU - Strang-Karlsson, Sonja
AU - Räikkönen, Katri
AU - Kajantie, Eero
AU - Andersson, Sture
AU - Hovi, Petteri
AU - Heinonen, Kati
AU - Pesonen, Anu Katriina
AU - Järvenpää, Anna Liisa
AU - Eriksson, Johan G.
AU - Paavonen, E. Juulia
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was financially supported by grants from the Academy of Finland, the Children’s Castle Hospital Foundation, the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, Finska Läkaresällskapet, the Finnish Foundation for Pediatric Research, the Finnish Special Governmental Subsidary for Health Sciences, the Jalmari and Rauha Ahokas Foundation, the Juho Vainio Foundation, the Finnish National Graduate School of Clinical Investigation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation, the Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation, the Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation, the Research Foundation for Orion Corporation, the Pediatric Graduate School, University of Helsinki, the Perklén Foundation, and the Wilhelm and Else Stockmann Foundation. We owe sincere gratitude to the study participants and to our research nurses Paula Nyholm, Anne Kaski, Marita Suni,
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - Objective: To assess the relationship between very low birth weight (VLBW; <1,500 g) and quality and amount of sleep in young adults. Methods: We compared 89 VLBW and 78 term-born 19- to 26-year-old adults, by actigraphy and the Basic Nordic Sleep Questionnaire. Results: There were no group differences in sleep quality or amount (p's >.15), although VLBW adults went to bed on average 36 min earlier (95% confidence interval 6-66 min). Shorter gestational age was related to longer sleep latency both within VLBW (standardized regression coefficient β = -.36, p =.040) and term-born adults (β = -.25, p =.029). Conclusion: Adults with VLBW had similar quality and amount of sleep as those born at term, although VLBW adults went to bed earlier, suggesting an advanced sleep phase. Within each group, a lower gestational age was related to a longer sleep onset.
AB - Objective: To assess the relationship between very low birth weight (VLBW; <1,500 g) and quality and amount of sleep in young adults. Methods: We compared 89 VLBW and 78 term-born 19- to 26-year-old adults, by actigraphy and the Basic Nordic Sleep Questionnaire. Results: There were no group differences in sleep quality or amount (p's >.15), although VLBW adults went to bed on average 36 min earlier (95% confidence interval 6-66 min). Shorter gestational age was related to longer sleep latency both within VLBW (standardized regression coefficient β = -.36, p =.040) and term-born adults (β = -.25, p =.029). Conclusion: Adults with VLBW had similar quality and amount of sleep as those born at term, although VLBW adults went to bed earlier, suggesting an advanced sleep phase. Within each group, a lower gestational age was related to a longer sleep onset.
KW - Gestational age
KW - Prematurity
KW - Sleep
KW - Sleep disturbances
KW - Very low birth weight
U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm125
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm125
M3 - Article
C2 - 18077474
AN - SCOPUS:41849111613
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 33
SP - 387
EP - 395
JO - JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY
JF - JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY
IS - 4
ER -