Table 2.

Comparison of CSHQ before and after intervention in children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 39).

Items	Timea	Mean difference	Standard error	P
Total score	T0–T1	4.59	0.85	0.000
	T0–T2	6.26	0.98	0.000
	T1–T2	1.67	0.56	0.005
Bedtime resistance	T0–T1	1.18	0.25	0.000
	T0–T2	1.33	0.35	0.001
	T1–T2	0.15	0.25	0.547
Sleep anxiety	T0–T1	0.64	0.20	0.003
	T0–T2	0.85	0.24	0.001
	T1–T2	0.21	0.14	0.146
Sleep duration	T0–T1	0.67	0.20	0.002
	T0–T2	1.26	0.29	0.000
	T1–T2	0.59	0.25	0.021
Sleep-disordered breathing	T0–T1	0.10	0.08	0.210
	T0–T2	0.13	0.07	0.058
	T1–T2	0.03	0.05	0.570
Parasomnias	T0–T1	0.33	0.19	0.085
	T0–T2	0.54	0.16	0.002
	T1–T2	0.21	0.12	0.088
Daytime sleepiness	T0–T1	1.23	0.50	0.019
	T0–T2	1.59	0.52	0.004
	T1–T2	0.36	0.44	0.421
Night wakings	T0–T1	0.33	0.17	0.057
	T0–T2	0.39	0.18	0.034
	T1–T2	0.05	0.08	0.534
Sleep-onset delay	T0–T1	0.10	0.08	0.210
	T0–T2	0.15	0.12	0.205
	T1–T2	0.05	0.10	0.599

T0, before the intervention; T1, after one intervention course; T2, after two intervention courses.

CSHQ, Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire.

^aTime refers to before, after one intervention course, or after two intervention courses.