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Relationship between sensory hyper-reactivity behaviours and sleep disturbances in childhood

Authors

  • Alberto León Collado Servicio de Terapia Ocupacional Infantil S.T.O.I.
  • Stella Martín Rubiño Servicio de Terapia Ocupacional Infantil S.T.O.I.
  • Rafael Ruiz Cañete Servicio de Terapia Ocupacional Infantil S.T.O.I.
  • Cristina De Abajo Pinteño. Servicio de Terapia Ocupacional Infantil S.T.O.I.
  • Saray Parrón Collar Servicio de Terapia Ocupacional Infantil S.T.O.I.
  • Rubén Barroso Canales Fundación para la Formación e Investigación de los Profesionales de la Salud de Extremadura
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020): Diciembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2020.60546

Abstract

Rest and Sleep are considered by The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA, 2017) as one of the occupational areas. It is defined as activities related to obtaining restorative rest and sleep to support healthy and active engagement in other occupations. Related literature links the quality and duration of sleep with the development of cognitive skills such as the consolidation of emotional memory and learning. The objective of this study is to support how sensory hyperresponsiveness can be related to the appearance of sleep disturbances in childhood. The scores obtained in Dunn’s Short Sensory Profile-2 questionnaire (Dunn, 2016) and the Bruni Sleep Disorders Scale (Bruni, et al., 2013), were correlated using Pearson’s analysis. The fathers and / or mothers of 92 minors between 3 and 14 years of age with neurodevelopmental disorders and other childhood diagnoses completed these questionnaires during the first semester of 2019. Highly significant correlation scores were found between sleep disorders and the behavioural patterns of sensory processing of type: Seeking (p <0.01), Avoiding (p <0.01), Sensitivity (p <0.01) and Sensory (p <0.01). The presence of sensory hyper-responsive behaviours suggests it is linked to the presence of sleep disturbances. The evaluation and the treatment in this area of occupation are vitally important in the intervention from Occupational Therapy.

Keywords:

Occupational Therapy, child development, sleep.

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León Collado, A., Martín Rubiño, S., Ruiz Cañete, R., De Abajo Pinteño., C., Parrón Collar, S., & Barroso Canales, R. (2020). Relationship between sensory hyper-reactivity behaviours and sleep disturbances in childhood. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 20(2), 125–132. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2020.60546
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Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Chile
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