“The relationships between sleep disturbance of children with ASD and parent quality of life: A cross sectional study.” رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

Background: Existing literature indicates that a significant proportion of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience at least one additional medical or behavioral comorbidity, Sleep disturbance is one of the most prevalent comorbidities.Sleep disturbances in children with ASD may effect on parents QoL. Aims: The study aims to examine the relationships between sleep disturbance and parent quality of life in children with ASD from Palestine. Objective: To examine the relationship between sleep disturbance among ASD children and parents' quality of life, and to explore and report sleep disturbances among ASD children from Palestine. Methods:This study use a quantitative cross-sectional design through Demographic data and two assessments used an Arabic version of SF-36 v2 and an Arabic version of Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), two assessments are valid and reliable. Convenience as a sampling technique, the sample count 98 from parents of children with ASD native Arabic speakers and 98 from parents of TD children. The study conducted in the northern and central area of Palestine. V Result: The main findings of our study revealed significant differences in QOL between parents of children with ASD and parents of TD, sleep disturbances are more common in children with ASD than in TD children and sleep disturbances in children with ASD affect parental QOL