Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Manikonda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2021 Jul-Sep;39(3):251-256. doi: 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_433_20.
Disturbances in sleep could affect normal growth as well as behavior of children. It could also impair their cognitive development. Sleep problems have been increasing over the past few years. However, there is a gap regarding information about sleep practices and sleep problems among Indian children.
A sleep questionnaire was designed and validated to assess the frequency of sleep practices and sleep problems in 500 children.
The study was conducted in 5 local schools in South Kanara district by administering the questionnaire to the parents/caretakers under the guidance of a trained investigator. We also sought to examine the association of demographics, medical/behavior/academic performance, sleep patterns, and home environment to sleep problems in these children.
Descriptive statistics were recorded as mean and standard deviation for quantitative data and in frequency and percentage for qualitative data.
We found a high prevalence of bedroom sharing (92.4%) and bed-sharing (91.2%). 46.4% of the children exhibited at least one sleep problem, the most prevalent being bed-wetting (17%). Sleep problems were considerably greater in older children and in children with behavioral problems. Practices such as watching TV and using computer after 8 pm/at bedtime were significantly associated with all sleep problems.
Our study revealed definite and significant presence of sleep problems in the children of South Kanara. Strong associations were observed between certain sleep practices and problems.
睡眠障碍可能会影响儿童的正常生长和行为，还可能损害他们的认知发育。在过去几年中，睡眠问题一直在增加。然而，关于印度儿童的睡眠习惯和睡眠问题的信息存在差距。
设计并验证了一份睡眠问卷，以评估 500 名儿童的睡眠习惯和睡眠问题的频率。
该研究在南卡纳拉区的 5 所当地学校进行，由经过培训的调查员指导家长/照顾者填写问卷。我们还试图研究人口统计学、医疗/行为/学业表现、睡眠模式和家庭环境与这些儿童睡眠问题之间的关联。
定量数据记录为均值和标准差，定性数据记录为频率和百分比。
我们发现卧室共享（92.4%）和床共享（91.2%）的比例很高。46.4%的儿童至少存在一种睡眠问题，最常见的是尿床（17%）。年长儿童和有行为问题的儿童中睡眠问题更为严重。晚 8 点/睡前看电视和使用电脑等习惯与所有睡眠问题显著相关。
我们的研究显示，南卡纳拉的儿童确实存在明显且严重的睡眠问题。某些睡眠习惯和问题之间存在很强的关联。
