Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

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.

Citation:

Paruthi S, Brooks LJ, D’Ambrosio C, Hall WA, Kotagal S, Lloyd RM, Malow BA, Maski K, Nichols C, Quan SF, Rosen CL, Troester MM, Wise MS. Recommended amount of sleep for pediatric populations: a consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. J Clin Sleep Med 2016;12(6):785–786.

The AASM acknowledges the following individuals for their participation and contributions: Non-Participating Observers: Michael Twery, PhD, National Health, Lung, Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD; and Joel Porquez, RST, RPSGT, CCSH, American Association of Sleep Technologists. Attendance by these individuals does not constitute endorsement of this statement by their affiliated institutions or organizations. American Academy of Sleep Medicine Staff: John Noel; Jonathan L. Heald, MA; and Sarah Hashmi, MBBS, MSc, MPH.

1. Paruthi: moderator of the Consensus Conference Panel

Authors and Affiliations

1. Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA

   Shalini Paruthi MD

2. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

   Lee J. Brooks MD

3. Liaison for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA

   Lee J. Brooks MD

4. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

   Carolyn D’Ambrosio MD

5. University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC, Canada

   Wendy A. Hall PhD, RN

6. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

   Suresh Kotagal MD & Robin M. Lloyd MD

7. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

   Beth A. Malow MD, MS

8. Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

   Kiran Maski MD

9. Munson Sleep Disorders Center, Traverse City, MI, USA

   Cynthia Nichols PhD

10. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Stuart F. Quan MD

11. Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Carol L. Rosen MD

12. Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Matthew M. Troester DO

13. Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center, Memphis, TN, USA

    Merrill S. Wise MD

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Shalini Paruthi MD.

Address correspondence to: Shalini Paruthi, MD, St. Luke’s Hospital, 232 S. Woods Mill Road, St. Louis, MO 63017; Email: research@aasmnet.org

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