Poor sleep has been linked with poorer psychological
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While poor sleep has been linked with poorer psychological health in other populations, few studies have focused on the potential effects of children's and caregivers' sleep disturbance on caregivers' psychological health and well-being in
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Stated in the abstract and cells research gap sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2021 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 30 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Children with cerebral palsy: A cross‐sectional study of their sleep and their caregiver's sleep quality, psychological health and well‐being (2021) · Child Care Health and Development · cited 30× · doi
While poor sleep has been linked with poorer psychological health in other populations, few studies have focused on the potential effects of children's and caregivers' sleep disturbance on caregivers' psychological health and well-being in families of children with CP.
generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5Keywords: sleep psychological health children caregivers poor linked poorer populations focused potential effects disturbance well families - The impact of sleep habits on emotional and behavioral problems, quality of life, caregiver depression, and burnout in children with autism spectrum disorder (2026) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi
The relationship between sleep disturbances and neurobehavioral functioning, health-related quality of life, and primary caregiver mental health is not well understood. - There is a need for studies that investigate the relationship between sleep disturbances and emotional and behavioral problems in children with ASD.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: relationship between sleep disturbances neurobehavioral functioning health-related quality - Sleep Quality in the Emotional Symptoms and Well-Being of University Students (2026) · Chronobiology in Medicine · doi
There is a need to examine the association between sleep quality and emotional symptoms in university students. - Previous studies have reported a high prevalence of poor sleep quality in university students, but more research is needed to understand the relationship between sleep quality and emotional symptoms.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 4/5Keywords: there need examine association between sleep quality emotional
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