• Salim Surani and Amina Khimani.
• Chest. 2014 Mar 1;145(3 Suppl):446A.

Session TitlePediatric PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: 15 millions Americans are affected by inadequate sleep. Sleep deprivation can lead to poor grades, sleepiness and moodiness. We undertook a study to assess the prevalence of sleep habit disturbance among elementary school students in South Texas and the impact of sleep education on those children.MethodsAfter appropriate approval from the school district, baseline sleep data was collected from the elementary school children using Children's Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ) prior to the viewing of an animated video on sleep education KNIGHTS (Keep Nurture and Inspire Good Habits in Teen Sleep) produced by IT's Your Life Foundation (www.itsyourlifefoundation.org). Trained professionals also addressed any sleep related questions. A follow-up occurred for months later, and the children were offered the same CSHQ.Results263 children from two Elementary Schools participated in this educational program. At baseline 55.56% of the children had trouble sleeping, and on 4 month follow up it was 23.26% (p<0.05). In addition at baseline approximately 60-70% children had some baseline bedtime resistance, sleep anxiety, issues with sleep duration and night awakenings. On follow up, results showed significant improvement in overall sleep habit, bedtime resistance, sleep anxiety and night awakenings amongst children (p<0.05). No significant differences were seen in sleep duration and daytime sleepiness.ConclusionsSleep deprivation and good sleep habits remains a major challenge among elementary school children.Clinical ImplicationsAn animated video for sleep education along with provider-based education may be an effective tool for educating elementary school students. Future prospective randomized studies are suggested.DisclosureThe following authors have nothing to disclose: Salim Surani, Sreevidya Rao, Amina Khimani, Sara Surani, Shyam SubramanianNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.

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