Research & Scientific Papers

The following are selected articles published by Dr. Meltzer. If you are interested in using actigraphy in your clinical practice or research, and don’t know where to begin, how about a free consultation? For additional information about the Children’s Report of Sleep Patterns (CRSP), PROMIS item banks, or the Pediatric Sleep Practices Questionnaire (PSPQ), please submit a request on the Contact Us page.

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Actigraphy
Validation, Scoring Rules, and Clinical Utility

Lisa J. Meltzer & Anna M.L. Westin
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Colleen M. Walsh, Joel Traylor & Anna M. L. Westin
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Hawley E. Montgomery-Downs, Salvatore P. Insana & Colleen M. Walsh
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Colleen M. Walsh & Ashley A. Peightal
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Laura S. Hiruma, Kristin Avis, Hawley Montgomery-Downs & Judith Valentin
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Petrina Wong, Sarah N. Biggs, Joel Traylor, Ji Young Kim, Rakesh Bhattacharjee, Indra Narang, Carole L. Marcus & Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity - Sleep Study Group
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Lisa J. Meltzer
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Michelle Short, Genery D. Booster, Michael Gradisar, Christine A. Marco, Amy R. Wolfson & Mary A. Carskadon
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Pediatric PROMIS® Sleep Measures

Christopher B. Forrest, Lisa J. Meltzer, Carole L. Marcus, Anna de la Motte, Amy Kratchman, Daniel J. Buysse, Paul A. Pilkonis, Brandon D. Becker & Katherine B. Bevans
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Katherine B. Bevans, Lisa J. Meltzer, Anna De La Motte, Amy Kratchman, Dominique Viél & Christopher B. Forrest
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Christopher B. Forrest, Anna de la Motte & Katherine B. Bevans
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Christopher B. Forrest, Anna de la Motte, Jodi A. Mindell & Katherine B. Bevans
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The Children’s Report of Sleep Patterns

Lisa J. Meltzer, Sarah Biggs, Amy Reynolds, Kristin T. Avis, Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree & Katherine B. Bevans
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Kristin T. Avis, Sarah Biggs, Amy C. Reynolds, Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree & Katherine B. Bevans
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Chasity Brimeyer, Kathryn Russell, Kristin T. Avis, Sarah Biggs, Amy C. Reynolds & Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree
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Pediatric Sleep Health and
Behavioral Treatments

Lisa J. Meltzer
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Lisa J. Meltzer & Jodi A. Mindell
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Ariel A. Williamson, Lisa J. Meltzer & Alexander G. Fiks
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Allison Wainer, Erin Engstrom, Lauren Pepa & Jodi A. Mindell
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Ariel A. Williamson & Jodi A. Mindell
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Lisa J. Meltzer and Courtney Paisley
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Caroline L. Donovan, Amy Shiels, Melissa Legg, Lisa J. Meltzer, Lara J. Farrell, Allison M. Waters, & Michael Gradisar
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Ariel A. Williamson, Jungwon Min, Kate Fay, Olivia Cicalese, Lisa J. Meltzer, & Jodi A. Mindell
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Sarah M. Honaker, Stacey L. Simon, Kelly C. Byars, Danielle M. Simmons, Ariel A. Williamson, and Lisa J. Meltzer
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Sleep in Children with Chronic Illnesses
and Their Parents

Lisa J. Meltzer & Jodi A. Mindell
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Lisa J. Meltzer & Melisa Moore
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Lisa J. Meltzer
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Deborah S. Boroughs, & John J. Downs
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Katherine Finn Davis & Jodi A. Mindell
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Lisa J. Meltzer and Suzanne E. Beck
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Maureen Ullrich, & Stanley J. Szefler
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Maria M. Sanchez-Ortuno, Jack D. Edinger, & Kristin T. Avis
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Anna Faino, Stanley J. Szefler, Matthew Strand, Erwin W. Gelfand, & Dean W. Beebe
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Lisa J. Meltzer & Genery D. Booster
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Lisa J. Meltzer & Genery D. Booster
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Lisa J. Meltzer & Cara E. Pugliese
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Dean W. Beebe, Stephanie Jump, Kassie Flewelling, D Sundstrom, Michael White, & Pamela L. Zeitlin
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Lisa J. Meltzer, Kassie D. Flewelling, Stephanie Jump, Elizabeth Gyorkos,, Michael White, & Pia J. Hauk
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Lisa J. Meltzer & Jane E. Gross
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Research & Scientific Papers

Actigraphy Validation, Scoring Rules, and Clinical Utility

2011 A Comparison of Actigraphy Scoring Rules Used in Pediatric Sleep Research | Sleep Medicine

2012 Direct Comparison of Two New Actigraphs and Polysomnography in Children and Adolescents | Sleep

2012 Use of Actigraphy for Assessment in Pediatric Sleep Research | Sleep Medicine Reviews

2015 Comparison of Actigraphy Immobility Rules with Polysomnographic Sleep Onset Latency in Children and Adolescents | Sleep and Breathing

2015 Comparison of a Commercial Accelerometer with Polysomnography in Children and Adolescents | Sleep

2016 Validation of Actigraphy in Middle Childhood | Sleep

2018 When is actigraphy useful for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep problems?

2019 Pediatric Motor Activity During Sleep as Measured by Actigraphy | Sleep

Pediatric PROMIS® Sleep Measures

2018 Development and Validation of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance and Sleep-Related Impairment Item Banks | Sleep

2019 Qualitative Development and Content Validation of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Health Items | Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2020 Clinical Validity of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Measures across Populations of Children with Chronic Illnesses and Neurodevelopment Disorders | Journal of Pediatric Psychology

2020 Development and Validation of the Pediatric Sleep Practices Questionnaire: A Self-Report Measure for Youth Ages 8–17 Years | Behavioral Sleep Medicine

The Children’s Report of Sleep Patterns

2012 The Children’s Report of Sleep Patterns - Sleepiness Scale: A Self-Report Measure for School-Aged Children | Sleep Medicine

2013 The Children's Report of Sleep Patterns: A Self-Report Measure of Sleep for School-Aged Children | Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

2014 The Children’s Report of Sleep Patterns: Validity and Reliability in Adolescents | Sleep Medicine

Pediatric Sleep Health and Behavioral Treatments

2010 Clinical Management of Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood: Treatment of Bedtime Problems and Night Wakings in Young Children | Behavioral Sleep Medicine

2014 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Interventions for Pediatric Insomnia | Journal of Pediatric Psychology

2020 A Stimulus Package to Address the Pediatric Sleep Debt Crisis in the United States | JAMA Pediatrics

2021 Seeing the Whole Elephant: A Scoping Review of Behavioral Treatments for Pediatric Insomnia | Sleep Medicine Reviews

2021 Pediatric Sleep Health: It Matters, and So Does How We Define It | Sleep Medicine Reviews

2023 Beyond Polysomnography: Clinical Assessment of Pediatric Sleep Health and Sleep Problems

2023 Treating Sleep Problems in Young Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Group-Based, Parent-Focused Behavioural Sleep Intervention

2023 A Multimethod Evaluation of Bed Provision and Sleep Education for Young Children and Their Families Living in Poverty

2024 Advancing Patient-Centered Care: An International Survey of Adolescent Perspectives on Insomnia

Sleep in Children with Chronic Illnessesand Their Parents

2006 Impact of a Child's Chronic Illness on Maternal Sleep and Daytime Functioning

2008 Sleep Disruptions in Parents of Children with Chronic Illnesses: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences

2008 Sleep in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2010 The Relationship Between Home Nursing Coverage, Sleep, and Daytime Functioning in Parents of Ventilator-Assisted Children

2012 Patient and Parent Sleep in a Children's Hospital

2012 Sleep Patterns and Perceived Health in Children with Cystic Fibrosis

2014 Sleep Duration, Sleep Hygiene, and Insomnia in Adolescents with Asthma

2015 Sleep Patterns, Sleep Instability, and Health Related Quality of Life in Parents of Ventilator-Assisted Children

2015 Experimentally Manipulated Sleep Duration in Adolescents with Asthma: Feasibility and Preliminary Findings

2016 Sleep Disturbance in Caregivers of Children with Respiratory and Atopic Disease

2016 Evaluation of an Ecologically-Valid Group Intervention to Address Sleep Health in Families of Children with Allergic Diseases

2017 Sleep in Young Children with Asthma and Their Parents

2020 Impact of Sleep Opportunity on Asthma Outcomes in Adolescents

2020 Impact of Atopic Dermatitis Treatment on Child/Parent Sleep, Daytime Functioning, and Quality of Life

2023 Characterization of Sleep in Emerging Adults with Cystic Fibrosis on Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor

Actigraphy
Validation, Scoring Rules, and Clinical Utility

Pediatric Sleep Health and
Behavioral Treatments

Sleep in Children with Chronic Illnesses
and Their Parents