Obstructive sleep apnoea-associated factors in children and adolescents diagnosed by polysomnography: A scoping review.

Purpose: This scoping review aimed to map research on factors associated with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in children and adolescents undergoing overnight polysomnography (PSG) and questionnaire-based diagnostic assessments.

Methods: Searches were conducted in three electronic databases up to May 2023, including nine observational studies, including 3482 individuals.

Results: Among the included studies, nine reported on sex, six on obesity, five on tonsillar hypertrophy, three on mouth breathing, two on allergic rhinitis, and three on smoking exposure.

Sleep and mental health among youth experiencing homelessness: A retrospective pilot diary study.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to describe the nightly sleep conditions of youth experiencing homelessness, and examine the association between sleep and mental health, both cross-sectionally and using diary data.

Methods: n = 147 youth (ages 16-24) experiencing homelessness completed a baseline survey assessing self-reported sleep and depressive and anxious symptoms. A subsample of n = 49 completed a follow-up 7-day diary study measuring nightly sleep conditions and daily depressive and somatic symptoms.

Daily association between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among ethnically diverse adolescents: Ethnic identity as a predictor and a buffer.

Objectives: The present study assessed the association between daily racial discrimination and depressive symptoms over the course of 14 consecutive days, and the predictive and buffering effects of ethnic identity commitment and exploration.

Method: Participants were 96 high school juniors and seniors ( = 17.45, = 1.