Australian Center for Education in Sleep ™

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Blunden Sl, Willcocks A. ( 2009).The Sensible Sleep Solution: a guide to your baby’s sleep in the first year. Wakefield Press, Adelaide. (Accepted for publication July 2009).

Peer reviewed papers

Kira G, Maddison R, Hull M, Blunden S, Olds T. (2011). Sleep education improves adolescent sleep: a randomised controlled pilot study. Journal of Paediatric Child Health (in press)

Battersby M, Beattie J, Smith D, Pols R, Condon J, Woodman R, Eckermann S, Blunden S. (2011). A randomized controlled trial of the Flinders Program of chronic condition management in Vietnam veterans with alcohol misuse and co-morbid psychiatric and medical conditions. ANZ Journal of Psychiatry (submitted)

Nichols S, Blunden S, Thompson K. (2011). Young children’s learning of protective behaviours for interacting with dogs: Impact of a brief intervention. Anthrozoos (submitted)

Blunden S, Kira G, Hull M, Maddison R. (2011). The Australian Centre for Education in Sleep (ACES) program: sleep education trials for middle school students in Australia and New Zealand. Health Education (submitted)

Matricciani L, Olds T, Blunden, S, Rigney, G, Williams, MT. (2011). Never enough sleep: A brief history of sleep recommendations for children. Pediatrics (in press)

Blunden SL. (2011). Behavioural sleep training in young children: parental perspectives of a non-extinction based method. Journal of Child Health Care (submitted)

Blunden SL. (2011). Behavioural sleep disorders across the developmental age span: an overview of causes, con-sequences and treatment modalities. Psychology Online (submitted)

Evans A, Blunden S, Spooner R. (2011). Development of a parental report questionnaire for restless legs syndrome (RLS) in children: The RLSQ. Sleep Medicine (submitted)

Blunden SL, Milte CM, Sinn N. (2011). Diet and sleep in children with ADHD: Preliminary data in Australian children. Journal of Child Health Care 15 (1) 14-24

Cooper, P, Kohler M, Blunden S. (2011). Sleep and academic performance in Indigenous Australian children from a remote community. Journal of Paediatric Child Health (in press)

Othman A, Blunden S, Mohamad N, Hussin ZA. (2011). Psychological Distress and Associated Factors in Parents of Children with Cancer. International journal of Social Science and Humanity (in press)

B. Pincombe B, Blunden S, Pincombe A, Dexter P. (2011) Delphi Study of the Dimensions of Future Land Warfare for the Australian Army. Operations Research (submitted)

B. Pincombe B, Blunden S, Pincombe A, Dexter P. (2011). Six Dimensions of Future Land Warfare for the Australian Army The ADF Journal (submitted)

B. Pincombe B, Blunden S, Pincombe A, Dexter P. (2011). Peer support for officer’s statements about important items in scenarios: Capability and Development. The Australian Army Journal ( submitted)

Nichols S, Blunden S, Thompson K. (2011). Young children’s learning of protective behaviours for interacting with dogs: Impact of a brief intervention. Anthrozoos (submitted)

Brindal, E, Hendrie, G, Thompson, K, Blunden, S. (2010). Understanding children’s perceptions of healthiness from a behavioural perspective. Health Education (submitted)

Kira G, Maddison R, Hull M, Blunden S, Olds T. (2010). Sleep education improves adolescent sleep: a randomised controlled pilot study. Journal of Paediatric Child Health (submitted)

Thompson, K, Blunden, S, Brindal, E, Hendrie, G. (2010). When food is neither good nor bad: Children's evaluations of transformed and combined food products. Journal of Child Health Care (in press)

Blunden, SL. (2010). Behavioural treatments to encourage solo sleeping in pre- school children: an alternative to controlled crying. Journal of Child Health Care doi: 10.1177/1367493510397623

Blunden, S, Thompson, K, Dawson, D. (2010) Behavioural sleep treatments and night time crying in infants: challenging the status quo. Sleep Medicine Reviews doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2010.11.002

Tremaine R, Dorrian J, Blunden S. (2010). Subjective and objective sleep in children and adolescents: measurement, age and gender differences. Sleep and Biological Rhythms (in press 2011).

Olds, T, Blunden, SL, Dollman, J, Maher, C. (2010). Day type and the relationship between weight status and sleep duration in adolescents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 34 (2): 165 – 171

Tremaine R, Dorrian J, Blunden S. (2010). Measuring sleep habits using the Sleep Timing Questionnaire: A validation study for school aged children. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 8: 194–202 doi:10.1111/j.1479-8425.2010.00446.x

Olds, T, Maher, C, Blunden S, Matricciani, L. (2010). Normative data on the sleep habits of Australian adolescents. Sleep 33(10):1381-8

Othman, A. & Blunden, S. (2009). Psychological Interventions for Parents of Children who have Cancer: A Meta Analytic Review, Current Pediatric Reviews, 5: 2, pp 118-127.

Othman, A., Blunden, S., Mohamad, N., Mohd Hussin, Z.A., & Jamil Osman, Z. (2009). Piloting a psycho-education program for parents of pediatric cancer patients in Malaysia, Psycho Oncology, Published Online: May 22 2009 5:23AM, DOI: 10.1002/pon.1584, (p n/a).

Blunden SL, Nair D. (2009). An unusual clinical phenomena – a case of bedtime ritual with apparent sexual overtones. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 15(1):55-64. Epub 2009 Nov 13

Blunden, SL, Chervin RD. (2009). Sleep, performance and behaviour in Australian indigenous and non-indigenous children: an exploratory comparison. Journal of Paediatric Child Health 46(1-2):10-6. Epub 2009 Nov 23.

Olds, T, Blunden, SL, Petkov, J, Forchini, F. (2009). The relationships between sex, age, geography and sleep duration in adolescents: a meta-analysis of data from 23 countries. Sleep Medicine Reviews, published online March 15 2010 DOI.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2009.12.002

Bauer K, Blunden SL. (2008). How accurate is subjective reporting of childhood sleep patterns: a review of the literature and implications for practice. Current Pediatric Reviews 4 (2) 132- 142

Dillon J, Blunden SL, Ruzicka D, Guire K, Champine D, Weatherly M, Hodges E, Giordani B, Chervin RD. (2007). DSM-IV diagnoses and obstructive sleep apnea in children before and one year after adenotonsillectomy. American Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; 46 (11):1425-36

Blunden SL, Chervin RD. (2007). Sleep problems are associated with poor outcomes in remedial teaching programs. Journal of Paediatric Child Health, 44(5):237-42: Epub 2007.

Blunden S. Beebe D. (2006). The contribution of intermittent hypoxia, sleep debt and sleep disruption to daytime performance deficits in children: Consideration of respiratory and non-respiratory sleep disorders. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 10 (2): 109-118

Blunden, S.L., Hoban, T. Chervin, RD. (2006). Sleepiness in children. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 1 (1) p. 105 -118.).

Blunden SL, Lushington K, Lorenzen, B, Kennedy, D, Martin J. (2005). Neuropsychological and psychosocial function in children with a history of either snoring or disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep. Journal of Pediatrics, 146 (6): p. 780-6.

Blunden, S., Lushington, K., Lorenzen, B., T Ooi, T., Fung, F., Kennedy, D. (2004). Are sleep problems under-recognised in general practice? Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 89 (8): 708-712.

Kennedy J, Blunden S, Hirte C, Parsons D, Martin A, Crowe E, Williams D, Pamula Y, Lushington K.(2004). Disrupted sleep architecture is associated with reduced neurocognitive performance in children who snore. Pediatric Pulmonology, 37:330-337.

Blunden, S., Lushington, K., Lorenzen, B., Wong, J., Balendran, R., Kennedy, D. (2003). Symptoms of sleep disordered breathing remain largely untreated at the primary heath care level. Sleep and Breathing, 7 (4):167-176.

Blunden S, Lushington K, Kennedy D. Cognitive and behavioural performance in children with sleep related obstructive breathing disorders . Sleep Medicine Reviews (2001) 5 (6) 447-461

Blunden S, Lushington K, Lorezen B, Kennedy D (2001). Neuropsychological performance in children who snore compared to non-snorers. Australian Journal of Psychology, 53 (suppl) p139

Blunden SL, Lushington K, Kennedy D, Martin J, Dawson D. Behaviour and neurocognitive performance in children aged 5-10 years who snore compared to controls. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (2000) 22(5) 554-568)

Peer reviewed abstracts/ conference presentations

Othman A, Blunden S, Mohamad N, Hussin ZA. ( 2011) Factors related to parental well being in children with cancer. International Conference on Social Science and Humanity. Singapore

Evans A, Blunden S, Spooner R. (2011). Development of a parental report questionnaire for restless legs syndrome (RLS) in children: The RLSQ. Australasian Podiatry Conference April 2011Melbourne, Australia

Blunden SL, Lushington K, Huessler H, Michel B. (2010).Treating behavioural sleep disorders in children: A psychological perspective. International Conference of Applied Psychology, Melbourne 2010.

Blunden SL, Sinn N, Milte C, Banks S, Watson E, Rigney G. (2010). The effects of sugar load on sleep in 118 children and adolescents: subjective and objective measures” Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 8 (suppl 1); A7

Blunden SL. (2010) Sleep education in Australian children and adolescents. International Pediatric Sleep Association Congress, Rome December 2010.

Blunden SL, Banks S, Watson E. (2010). The effects of sugar load on sleep in adolescent girls: subjective and objective measures. International Pediatric Sleep Association Congress, Rome December 2010.

Blunden SL, Banks S, Rigney G. (2010). The effects of sugar load on attention in adolescent girls. International Pediatric Sleep Association Congress, Rome December 2010.

Evans AM, Blunden SL. (2010). Development of a parental report questionnaire for restless legs in children. International Pediatric Sleep Association Congress, Rome December 2010.

Mohamad, N., Othman, A., Blunden, S. & Mohd Hussin, Z.A. (2009) The relationships between parents’ psychosocial functioning and their children’s’ who have cancer in Malaysia, National Conference on Health and Medical Sciences Conference Publication. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

Othman, A., Blunden, S., Mohamad, N., Mohd Hussin, Z.A., & Jamil Osman, Z. (2009). Piloting a psycho-education program for parents of pediatric cancer patients in Malaysia, International Psycho Oncology Society 11th World Congress Conference Publication. Vienna, Austria.

Olds T, Blunden S, Petkof J, Forchini F. (2009) The relationship between sex, age, geography and sleep duration in adolescents: a meta analysis of data in 23 countries. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 7 (suppl 1); A29.

Blunden S, Thompson K. (2009). What children and their parents know about sleep: vital information for the future of sleep education. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 7 (suppl 1); A29.

Blunden S, Milte C, Sinn N. (2009). Diet and sleep in children with ADHD: preliminary data in Australian children. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 7 (suppl 1); A32.

Cooper P, Blunden S, Kohler M. (2009). The relationship between sleep and school performance amongst remote indigenous Australian children. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 7 (suppl 1); A73

Blunden S, Cooper P. (2009). Sleep and school performance in indigenous children: tesearch findig s and implications for education. Conference publication p 86. 5th National Indigenous Education Conference, Hobart 2009.

Evans AM, Blunden SL. (2009). Are some children’s growing pains (GP) actually restless legs syndrome (RLS)?. Australian Podiatry Conference. Brisbane , Australia

Sandford D, Dorrian J, Blunden S. (2008). The impact of sleep quality and quantity on daytime behaviour and performance in Australian primary school children aged 6-8 years. Sleep and Biological Rhythms,6 (1): A 23.

Blunden S. ( 2008). Family intervention for sleep problems in infants under three years. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 6 (1): A48

Blunden SL. (2007). The implementation of a sleep education program in adolescents. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 5 (1), A 31.

Blunden SL. (2007). The implementation of a sleep education program in primary school children. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 5 (1): A 32.

Blunden SL, Chervin RD. Sleep Problems in Australian Indigenous Children. Sleep (2006) 29 (suppl) A80

Blunden SL, Chervin RD. (2006). The relationship between sleep and body mass index (BMI) in Australian children. Sleep 29 (suppl) A81

Bauer KM, Blunden S, Dorrian J. (2006). The relationship between subjective and objective measures of sleep patterns in primary school aged children. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 4 (supp1): A15.

Othman, A. Blunden, S. Husin, Z.A. & Osman, Z. (2006). Assessment of a psychoeducational program for parents of children with cancer in Malaysia: pilot study. Poster presented at 4th biennial Queen Elizabeth Centre International Conference: Early childhood evidence into practice- rethinking current interventions and strategies, 23-24 November 2006. University of Melbourne. Conference Handbook pg 42-43.

Blunden SL, Lamond N, Chervin RD. (2005) The relationship between sleep disturbance, problematic behaviour and academic performance in children. Sleep 28 (suppl) A84

Blunden SL, Woods D. (2005). The relationship between infant sleep disturbance and parental settling behaviours: a correlational study. Sleep (2005) 28 (suppl) A84

Blunden S, Beresford L, Ferguson S, Baker A. (2004). Fatigue awareness in Australian long haul truck drivers. Australasian Sleep Association conference publication.

Thornton, A, Ferguson, S Blunden S. (2004). An insomnia treatment program conducted in a group format. Australasian Sleep Association conference publication.

Blunden S, Woods D. (2004). Infant sleep disturbance (ISD) and parental settling behaviours. Australasian Sleep Association conference publication.

Blunden, S., Lushington, K., Kennedy, D., Lorenzen, B.(2002). Cognition and behaviour in children who snore compared to non snorers and restless sleepers. Sleep, 25 (suppl) A340

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