Willgerodt Mayumi A, Kieckhefer Gail M
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
J Sch Nurs. 2013 Jun;29(3):175-80. doi: 10.1177/1059840512463438. Epub 2012 Oct 9.
Sleep has been linked to a host of physical, behavioral, and emotional outcomes, and research has documented that youth across the globe are experiencing inadequate sleep. Despite this knowledge, however, very little research has been conducted on school-age children; much of the extant research has focused on infants, toddlers, preschoolers, adolescents, and adults. School-age children exhibit increasing independence around health-related behaviors, which provide health professionals the opportunity to educate and promote healthy sleep behaviors. This commentary extends previous research reviews by identifying the current gaps in sleep research, highlighting future directions needed in sleep research, and explaining why school nurses are best suited to address this growing public health issue.
睡眠与一系列身体、行为和情绪方面的结果相关联，并且研究表明全球的青少年都睡眠不足。然而，尽管有这些认知，但针对学龄儿童的研究却非常少；现存的大部分研究都集中在婴儿、幼儿、学龄前儿童、青少年和成年人身上。学龄儿童在与健康相关的行为方面表现出越来越强的独立性，这为健康专业人员提供了教育和促进健康睡眠行为的机会。本评论通过识别睡眠研究中的当前差距、强调睡眠研究所需的未来方向，并解释为何学校护士最适合解决这一日益严重的公共卫生问题，扩展了先前的研究综述。
