The current study aimed to describe the pattern of sleep
disturbances and examine the relationship between sleep
disturbance, physical symptoms, emotional problems,
and functional disability in children and adolescents with
FGIDs. Consistent with rates of sleep disturbance
reported in previous studies of children with chronic
pain more generally [33], approximately half (45%) of
children and teens with FGIDs in this study were noted
to have a clinical elevation on at least one sleep subscale.
While the lack of a health comparison group is a limitation
of the current work, a review by Owens [34] concluded
that only about a quarter (25%) of children from
the general population experience some type of sleep
problem during their childhood [34]. Further, approximately
20% of the children and teens with FGIDs in the
current study were identified as experiencing problems
across more than one sleep domain. Problems related to
sleep onset and maintenance were most commonly
reported, and teens were noted to have a higher rate of
difficulty in this area as compared to children. However,
sleep problems were unrelated to any specific FGID diagnosis
in our study, appearing to be a more universal
phenomenon for children with chronic abdominal pain.
The current study aimed to describe the pattern of sleepdisturbances and examine the relationship between sleepdisturbance, physical symptoms, emotional problems,and functional disability in children and adolescents withFGIDs. Consistent with rates of sleep disturbancereported in previous studies of children with chronicpain more generally [33], approximately half (45%) ofchildren and teens with FGIDs in this study were notedto have a clinical elevation on at least one sleep subscale.While the lack of a health comparison group is a limitationof the current work, a review by Owens [34] concludedthat only about a quarter (25%) of children fromthe general population experience some type of sleepproblem during their childhood [34]. Further, approximately20% of the children and teens with FGIDs in thecurrent study were identified as experiencing problemsacross more than one sleep domain. Problems related tosleep onset and maintenance were most commonlyreported, and teens were noted to have a higher rate ofdifficulty in this area as compared to children. However,sleep problems were unrelated to any specific FGID diagnosisin our study, appearing to be a more universalphenomenon for children with chronic abdominal pain.
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