@article{ref1,
title="Brief report: parental report of sleep behaviors following moderate or severe pediatric traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of pediatric psychology",
year="2007",
author="Beebe, Dean W. and Krivitzky, Lauren and Wells, Carolyn T. and Wade, S. L. and Taylor, H. G. and Yeates, K. O.",
volume="32",
number="7",
pages="845-850",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Determine the effect of moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) on the sleep of school-aged children. METHODS: A concurrent cohort-prospective design compared children aged 6-12 years who sustained moderate TBI (baseline n = 56), severe TBI (n = 53), or only orthopedic injuries (n = 80). Retrospective parental report of pre-injury sleep was collected about 3 weeks post-injury. Post-injury assessments occurred prospectively a mean of 6, 12, and 48 months later. RESULTS: Growth curve analyses compared the groups over time. The moderate TBI group had worse pre-injury sleep than the other groups. The moderate TBI and orthopedic injury groups displayed a small decline in sleep problems from pre- to post-injury. Children with severe TBI displayed increased post-injury sleep problems. CONCLUSIONS: Children who sustain severe TBI are at elevated risk for post-injury sleep problems. Because sleep problems may result in daytime impairments and family distress, additional clinical and research attention is warranted.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-8693",
doi="10.1093/jpepsy/jsm003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsm003"
}