• Frontiers in psychiatry · Jan 2012

    Relationship of sleep quality and health-related quality of life in adolescents according to self- and proxy ratings: a questionnaire survey.

    • Karolin Roeser, Ruth Eichholz, Barbara Schwerdtle, Angelika A Schlarb, and Andrea Kübler.
    • Department of Psychology I, University of Würzburg Würzburg, Germany.
    • Front Psychiatry. 2012 Jan 1; 3: 76.

    IntroductionSleep disturbances are common in adolescents and adversely affect performance, social contact, and susceptibility to stress. We investigated the hypothesis of a relationship between sleep and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and applied self- and proxy ratings.Materials And MethodsThe sample comprised 92 adolescents aged 11-17 years. All participants and their parents completed a HRQoL measure and the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC). Children with SDSC T-scores above the normal range (above 60) were classified as poor sleepers.ResultsAccording to self- and proxy ratings, good sleepers reported significantly higher HRQoL than poor sleepers. Sleep disturbances were significantly higher and HRQoL significantly lower in self- as compared to parental ratings. Parent-child agreement was higher for subscales measuring observable aspects. Girls experienced significantly stronger sleep disturbances and lower self-rated HRQoL than boys.DiscussionOur findings support the positive relationship of sleep and HRQoL. Furthermore, parents significantly underestimate sleep disturbances and overestimate HRQoL in their children.

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