Adiyaman University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Adiyaman, Turkey.
Adiyaman University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Adiyaman, Turkey.
Sleep Med. 2021 Jul;83:235-240. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.003. Epub 2021 May 8.
Changes have occurred in children's sleep habits during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The purpose of this study was to compare the sleep patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic of school age children of health worker parents (Group 1) and non-health worker parents (Group 2).
One hundred twenty-two participants were included in Group 1 and 250 in Group 2. The families' sociodemographic characteristics (education levels and occupations of mothers and fathers, parental shift-working status, monthly family income, number of children in the family, and place of residence), general information for the children taking part (diagnosis of COVID-19 or COVID-19 related isolation, distance education, participation in sporting activities, time spent watching TV, time devoted to reading, time spent on telephones/tablets/computers, and time spent on indoor activities), and the responses given to the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSQH)-abbreviated form were all examined.
Group 1 consisted of 122 individuals, 66 (54.1%) female and 56 (45.9%) male, and Group 2 of 250 individuals, 129 (51.6%) female and 121 (48.4%) male. Statistically significant differences were determined between the groups in terms of parental education levels and occupations, family monthly income, number of children in the family, place of residence, parental shift-working status, and length of time spent on indoor activities. Total CSHQ scores were 41.57 ± 7.57 (20-60) in Group 1 and 39.6 ± 8.47 (17-68) in Group 2 (p:0.03).
Greater impairment of sleep habits of school age children of health workers compared to those of non-health workers in the COVID-19 pandemic is proved for the first time in this study. Further assessment of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's sleep habits is now required, and appropriate measures must be taken in the light of the results obtained.
在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，儿童的睡眠习惯发生了变化。本研究的目的是比较医护人员子女（第 1 组）和非医护人员子女（第 2 组）在 COVID-19 大流行期间的睡眠模式。
第 1 组纳入 122 名参与者，第 2 组纳入 250 名参与者。研究了家庭的社会人口学特征（母亲和父亲的教育水平和职业、父母轮班工作状况、家庭月收入、家庭儿童人数和居住地点）、参与儿童的一般信息（COVID-19 诊断或 COVID-19 相关隔离、远程教育、参加体育活动、看电视时间、阅读时间、使用电话/平板电脑/计算机时间和室内活动时间），并对儿童睡眠习惯问卷（CSQH）-缩短形式的回答进行了检查。
第 1 组包括 122 人，其中 66 人（54.1%）为女性，56 人（45.9%）为男性；第 2 组包括 250 人，其中 129 人（51.6%）为女性，121 人（48.4%）为男性。两组在父母教育水平和职业、家庭月收入、家庭儿童人数、居住地点、父母轮班工作状况和室内活动时间方面存在统计学差异。第 1 组的总 CSHQ 得分为 41.57±7.57（20-60），第 2 组的总 CSHQ 得分为 39.6±8.47（17-68）（p：0.03）。
本研究首次证明，与非医护人员子女相比，医护人员子女在 COVID-19 大流行期间的睡眠习惯受到更大的损害。现在需要进一步评估 COVID-19 大流行对儿童睡眠习惯的影响，并根据研究结果采取适当措施。
