Diéguez-Pérez Montserrat, Burgueño-Torres Laura, Reichard-Monefeldt Guillermo, Tapia-Sierra Fanny Esther, Ticona-Flores Jesús Miguel
Department of Preclinical Dentistry, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain.
Dental Clinical Specialties Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Children (Basel). 2024 May 20;11(5):609. doi: 10.3390/children11050609.
Sleep disorders (SD) in children is a topic of great relevance due to their impact on a child's general health. This has led us to study their prevalence and the factors that disturb them in the developing population. Using a validated Likert-type questionnaire, different behaviors observed by the parents during the different phases of their children's sleep were evaluated during the last 6 months. A total of 206 children between the ages of 7 and 17 who attended a dental office participated in the study. The prevalence of SD was 47.6%. There were no significant differences regarding the SD in relation to sex ( = 0.796). The mean total score for children aged 7 to 11 years old was 42.3 (±14.25) compared to 45.44 (±15.51) for the group consisting of children aged 12 to 17 years old, reporting a statistically significant difference among both age groups ( = 0.01). The most frequent disorder was related to initiating and maintaining sleep (64.9%) while the least prevalent were the respiratory sleep disorders (27.2%). Given the high prevalence of these disorders, it is necessary to intercept them during childhood and establish educational guidelines in this regard throughout primary care.
儿童睡眠障碍（SD）因其对儿童总体健康的影响而成为一个极具相关性的话题。这促使我们研究其在发育中的人群中的患病率以及干扰睡眠的因素。使用经过验证的李克特式问卷，在过去6个月中评估了父母在孩子睡眠不同阶段观察到的不同行为。共有206名年龄在7至17岁之间、前往牙科诊所就诊的儿童参与了该研究。睡眠障碍的患病率为47.6%。在睡眠障碍方面，性别之间无显著差异（P = 0.796）。7至11岁儿童的平均总分是42.3（±14.25），而12至17岁儿童组的平均总分是45.44（±15.51），两组年龄之间存在统计学上的显著差异（P = 0.01）。最常见的障碍与入睡和维持睡眠有关（64.9%），而最不常见的是呼吸睡眠障碍（27.2%）。鉴于这些障碍的高患病率，有必要在儿童期进行干预，并在整个初级保健中制定这方面的教育指南。
