Abou-Khadra Maha K, Ahmed Dalia, Sadek Samar A, Mansour Hala H
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Pediatrics - Cairo - Cairo - Egypt.
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Public Health - Cairo - Cairo - Egypt.
Sleep Sci. 2022 Jan-Mar;15(Spec 1):164-171. doi: 10.5935/1984-0063.20220016.
Sleep problems are common among preschoolers. We conducted this study to investigate sleep problems in a sample of Egyptian preschoolers attending pediatric outpatient clinics and examine the relationship between their sleep problems, patterns, and hygiene.
The parents of 319 preschoolers, aged 2-5 years, completed the BEARS(which represent the fve major sleep domains, i.e., bedtime problems, excessive daytime sleepiness, awakenings during the night, regularity and duration of sleep, and snoring) questionnaire in Arabic and a short survey on their educational status, significant medical problems and/or their child's medications , and sleeping habits.
The frequency of bedtime problems, excessive daytime sleepiness, awakenings during the night, regularity of sleep, and snoring were 58.9%, 17.9%, 31%, 60.5%, and 20.4%, respectively. More than a third of the samples had poor sleep hygiene practices, ranging from 41.7% to 70.5%. Multivariate analyses revealed that age and body mass index (BMI) are predictors of bedtime problems.
Our fndings indicate that sleep problems and poor sleep hygiene are common among this sample of preschoolers. This study also suggests an association between age and BMI and sleep disturbances.
睡眠问题在学龄前儿童中很常见。我们开展这项研究，以调查在儿科门诊就诊的埃及学龄前儿童样本中的睡眠问题，并研究他们的睡眠问题、模式和卫生习惯之间的关系。
319名2至5岁学龄前儿童的家长用阿拉伯语填写了BEARS问卷（代表五个主要睡眠领域，即就寝时间问题、白天过度嗜睡、夜间醒来、睡眠规律性和时长以及打鼾），并完成了一份关于他们教育状况、重大医疗问题和/或孩子用药情况以及睡眠习惯的简短调查。
就寝时间问题、白天过度嗜睡、夜间醒来、睡眠规律性和打鼾的发生率分别为58.9%、17.9%、31%、60.5%和20.4%。超过三分之一的样本睡眠卫生习惯不良，比例在41.7%至70.5%之间。多变量分析显示，年龄和体重指数（BMI）是就寝时间问题的预测因素。
我们的研究结果表明，在这个学龄前儿童样本中，睡眠问题和不良睡眠卫生习惯很常见。这项研究还表明年龄和BMI与睡眠障碍之间存在关联。
