Mishra Apurva, Pandey Ramesh Kumar, Minz Anurag, Arora Varuni
Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Department of Community Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
J Caring Sci. 2017 Dec 1;6(4):315-323. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2017.030. eCollection 2017 Dec.
Sleep problems can occur at any age. Inadequate sleep affects the physiological as well as psychological well-being of an individual. Thus, the objective of the present study is, to determine the pre sleep habits, duration and pattern of sleep among school children and to determine association between their sleep schedules and sleep habits. This cross-sectional study comprised of 1050 children attending the government school. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria children were from three age groups: 4-5 years, 6-10 years and 11-15 years of age. A questionnaire about demographical data, sleep problems and habits, was duly filled by the parents. The parents of children were questioned for bed time, wakeup time, sleep time and sleep duration during both weekdays and weekends. Total sleep time during weekdays was 8.9 (1.2) hours and 10.7 (1.1) hours during weekends. The wakeup time was significantly delayed during weekends in all age groups. Moreover, total sleep time increased significantly during weekends in all age groups. Children using media after 8 pm and sleeping alone are also in significant sleep debt. Screen activities such as TV, internet and cellular phones in a child's bedroom had a negative effect on children's sleep/wake patterns and duration of sleep. Children in higher grades are sleep debt compared to younger ones. Practices such as co sleeping and sharing bed with parents significantly improve the duration and quality of sleep. The sleep durations reported in the present study were lower than recommended sleep duration for children.
睡眠问题可能在任何年龄段出现。睡眠不足会影响个体的生理和心理健康。因此，本研究的目的是确定学童睡前习惯、睡眠时间和睡眠模式，并确定他们的睡眠时间表与睡眠习惯之间的关联。这项横断面研究包括1050名就读于公立学校的儿童。根据纳入和排除标准，儿童来自三个年龄组：4至5岁、6至10岁和11至15岁。一份关于人口统计学数据、睡眠问题和习惯的问卷由家长妥善填写。询问了孩子家长工作日和周末的就寝时间、起床时间、睡眠时间和睡眠时长。工作日的总睡眠时间为8.9（1.2）小时，周末为10.7（1.1）小时。所有年龄组在周末的起床时间都显著推迟。此外，所有年龄组在周末的总睡眠时间都显著增加。晚上8点后使用媒体且独自睡觉的孩子也存在明显的睡眠不足。孩子卧室里的电视、互联网和手机等屏幕活动对孩子的睡眠/觉醒模式和睡眠时间有负面影响。高年级的孩子比低年级的孩子睡眠不足。与父母同睡或共床等做法能显著改善睡眠时间和质量。本研究报告的睡眠时间低于建议的儿童睡眠时间。
