Tsouklidis Nicholas, Tallaj Nayibeth, Tallaj Yinabeth, Heindl Stacey E
Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Health Care Administration, University of Cincinnati Health, Cincinnati, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Jul 20;12(7):e9292. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9292.
Sleep hygiene in children and young adults has been a topic of interest in scientific studies geared towards understanding metabolism, mental health, neuroscience, and in reference to the quality of life. There are multiple factors that may contribute to poor sleep hygiene in children, many of these include environmental factors and genetic components. This review article will pay particular focus on environmental factors which as of late, have been increasing contributors to poor sleep hygiene in children. Ultimately, these factors lead to unhealthy habits that transform into unhealthy lifestyles in younger populations worldwide. This article will concentrate on studies conducted in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, and Belgium. In each of these studies, children who are exposed to increased use of electronic devices such as tablet computers, television, desktop computers, and other mobile devices during the late hours of the night, are evaluated and assessed for changes in their rapid eye movement (REM) sleep cycles, sleep latency, body mass index (BMI) levels, obesity risks, and other neurologic deficits which may be linked to this inappropriate use of technology during peak hours of the night. We will understand the physiology behind how sleep works, the events leading up to sleep, and disruptions that can occur, and their devastating effects.
儿童和青少年的睡眠卫生一直是科学研究关注的话题，这些研究旨在了解新陈代谢、心理健康、神经科学以及生活质量。有多种因素可能导致儿童睡眠卫生不佳，其中许多因素包括环境因素和遗传因素。这篇综述文章将特别关注环境因素，近来这些因素在导致儿童睡眠卫生不佳方面的作用日益增加。最终，这些因素导致不健康的习惯，在全球年轻人群中转变为不健康的生活方式。本文将集中于在美国、加拿大、瑞士、挪威和比利时开展的研究。在这些研究中，对那些在深夜大量使用平板电脑、电视、台式电脑和其他移动设备等电子设备的儿童，评估其快速眼动（REM）睡眠周期、睡眠潜伏期、体重指数（BMI）水平、肥胖风险以及其他可能与夜间高峰时段不当使用科技产品有关的神经功能缺损的变化情况。我们将了解睡眠的生理机制、睡眠前发生的事件、可能出现的干扰及其破坏性影响。
