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581 Impact of Weight on Insomnia Severity, Sleep Quality, and Insomnia Improvement in a Clinically Referred Pediatric Sample
May 2021 • Kara Duraccio, Danielle M. Graef, Dean W. Beebe, Kelly C. Byars
Abstract Introduction Children with overweight/obesity are more likely to have shortened sleep, though little is known about the role of weight status in insomnia severity, sleep quality, and sleep hygiene in clinically referred youth. Methods A total of 1133 children (43.7% female) presented to a Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic for insomnia. At the initial evaluation, caregivers of children ages 2–10.9 years (N = 744) completed the Pediatric Insomnia Severity Scale (PISI) and the Children’s Sleep Habit…