Night-time Sleep Duration and Later Sleep Timing from Infancy to Adolescence

Duration: 30 mins Publication Date: 9 Sep 2024 Next Review Date: 9 Sep 2027 DOI: 10.13056/acamh.33251

Description

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Isabel Morales-Muñoz discusses her JCPP paper ‘Shorter night-time sleep duration and later sleep timing from infancy to adolescence’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14004). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.

Learning Objectives

1. Definition of poor sleep health and what the hallmarks are of poor sleep health.
2. The typical trajectory for sleep duration and sleep timing from 6 months to 16 years of age.
3. Persistent shorter sleep and the impact of later chronotype on adverse outcomes.
4. The association between family adversity, as well as lower maternal socioeconomic status during pregnancy, and poor sleep health from infancy to adolescence.
5. Implications for clinicians and CAMH professionals in terms of how patients are screened as well as in terms of treatments and interventions.
6. Recommendations for policymakers.

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