Article describes methods behind AASM pediatric sleep duration recommendations

A special article in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine describes the methodology used by the AASM to develop the recently published consensus recommendations for the amount of sleep needed to promote optimal health in children and adolescents. The article also presents a summary of the literature and discusses key factors considered by the consensus panel.

Read the study in JCSM: Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on the Recommended Amount of Sleep for Healthy Children: Methodology and Discussion