title: Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
abstract: Sleep is essential for optimal health in children and adolescents. Members of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine developed consensus recommendations for the amount of sleep needed to promote optimal health in children and adolescents using a modified RAND Appropriateness Method. The recommendations are summarized here. A manuscript detailing the conference proceedings and the evidence supporting these recommendations will be published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paruthi
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.|Liaison for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL.
authors.forename: Lee J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC.
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotagal
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Robin M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Malow
authors.affiliation: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maski
authors.affiliation: Munson Sleep Disorders Center, Traverse City, MI.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Stuart F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.affiliation: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.affiliation: Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ.
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Troester
authors.affiliation: Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center, Memphis, TN.
authors.forename: Merrill S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000517:prevention & control*; D056508:Sleep Medicine Specialty / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: consensus; pediatric; sleep duration