Percentage (n) of parents and doctors who sought advice or discussed sleep at consultations according to total sleep problem T scores (normal, borderline, or clinical range)
| % children with SDSC total sleep problem scores | % children combined (n = 317) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal range (T scores <50) (n = 69) | Borderline range (T scores 50–70) (n = 169) | Clinically significant range (T scores >70) (n = 79) | ||
| At current visit | ||||
| According to parents | ||||
| Parent sought advice for sleep problem? | ||||
| (Yes) | 2.9% (2/69) | 1.2% (2/169) | 11.4% (9/79) | 4.1% (13/317) |
| According to GPs | ||||
| Parent sought advice for sleep problem? | ||||
| (Yes) | 1.4% (1/69) | 1.8% (3/169) | 10.1% (8/79) | 3.8% (12/317) |
| During the past 12 months | ||||
| According to parents | ||||
| Parent sought advice for sleep problem? | ||||
| Yes once | 2.9% (2/69) | 0.0% (0/169) | 6.3% (5/79) | 2.2% (7/317) |
| Yes>once | 0.0% (0/69) | 0.6% (1/169) | 7.6% (6/79) | 2.2% (7/317) |
| No | 97.1% (67/69) | 99.4% (168/169) | 86.1% (68/79) | 95.5% (303/317) |
| General practitioner discussed sleep problem? | ||||
| Yes | 7.2% (5/69) | 7.1% (12/169) | 10.1% (8/79) | 7.9% (25/317) |
| No | 91.3% (63/69) | 87.6% (148/169) | 79.7% (63/79) | 86.4% (274/317) |
| Don’t know | 1.4% (1/69) | 5.3% (9/169) | 10.1% (8/79) | 5.7% (18/317) |
| According to GPs | ||||
| Parent raised child’s sleep at consultation? | ||||
| Yes | 2.9% (2/69) | 1.2% (2/169) | 15.2% (12/79) | 5.0% (16/317) |
| No | 91.3% (63/69) | 96.4% (163/169) | 81.0% (64/79) | 91.5% (290/317) |
| Don’t know | 5.8% (4/69) | 2.4% (4/169) | 3.8% (3/79) | 3.5% (11/317) |