Predictors of sleep quality in children with polyarticular arthritis

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  • March 21, 2019
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  • Bromberg, Maggie Hood
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
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  • This study investigated the relationship between pain, coping efficacy, and sleep in 51 children and adolescents with polyarticular arthritis over a two month period. Consistent with expectations, pain significantly predicted sleep quality after controlling for disease and demographic variables. When the sample was restricted to days in which children experienced pain, this relationship was moderated by coping efficacy. The daily coping efficacy rating was found to be a valid measure of coping efficacy based on correlations to a validated self report measure of coping efficacy. This study also examined the coping of children in the sample. The use of specific coping strategies by parents and children was largely unrelated. These findings suggest that children who experience pain or have poor pain management may be at risk for sleep problems. As such, sleep quality should be assessed clinically and pain coping interventions should be developed to target sleep disturbances.
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  • Gil, Karen M.
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • October 11, 2010

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