March 2012. Volume 8. Number 1

In children with sleep problems, a behavioral intervention is effective?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Quach J, Hiscock H, Ukoumunne OC, Wake M. A brief sleep intervention improves outcomes in the school entry year: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2011;128:692-701.
Reviewers: Buñuel Álvarez JC1, Rivas Fernández MÁ2, Jullien S3.
1Àrea Bàsica de Salut Girona-4. Institut Català de la Salut. Girona. España.
2Hospital General de Cataluña. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. España.
3Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta. Girona. España.
Correspondence: José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez. Email: jcbunuel@gmail.com
Reception date: 31/01/2012
Acceptance date: 03/02/2012
Publication date: 08/02/2012

Abstract

Authors' conclusion: conducting a screening of sleep problems in school children is feasible and, followed by a brief behavioral intervention, appears to show significant benefits by improving sleep habits and psychosocial function at the beginning of schooling.

Reviewers' commentary: the results of this study do not recommend, for now, do& general screening programs to detect sleep problems because of uncertainty about the potential effectiveness of the behavioral intervention due to small sample size.

How to cite this article

Buñuel Álvarez JC, Rivas Fernández MA, Jullien S. En niños con problemas de sueño, ¿es eficaz una intervención conductual para su resolución? Evid Pediatr. 2012;8:15.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Quach J, Hiscock H, Ukoumunne OC, Wake M. A brief sleep intervention improves outcomes in the school entry year: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2011;128:692-701.
Reviewers: Buñuel Álvarez JC1, Rivas Fernández MÁ2, Jullien S3.
1Àrea Bàsica de Salut Girona-4. Institut Català de la Salut. Girona. España.
2Hospital General de Cataluña. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. España.
3Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta. Girona. España.
Correspondence: José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez. Email: jcbunuel@gmail.com
Reception date: 31/01/2012
Acceptance date: 03/02/2012
Publication date: 08/02/2012

How to cite this article

Buñuel Álvarez JC, Rivas Fernández MA, Jullien S. En niños con problemas de sueño, ¿es eficaz una intervención conductual para su resolución? Evid Pediatr. 2012;8:15.

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