Saxena Shivangi
Department of Internal Medicine, Raja Rajeswari Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Bioinformation. 2025 May 31;21(5):965-968. doi: 10.6026/973206300210965. eCollection 2025.
The relationship between sleep and anxiety throughout childhood, adolescence and adulthood is of interest to highlight the prevalence of anxiety as a disorder. Both children and parents report higher sleep disturbances. However, known data show similar total sleep time between anxious and non-anxious children. There is a positive correlation between nightmares and trait anxiety among school-aged children with no significant differences after a week of evaluation. In adolescents, anxiety is associated with longer sleep onset times and increased REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. Nonetheless, the connection between sleep and anxiety in adults has been less explored despite high occurrence rates. Moreover, poor sleep quality and disturbances are prevalent in the elderly. Furthermore, a link between trait anxiety and increased wake after sleep onset, particularly in individuals with primary insomnia is known.
贯穿童年、青少年和成年期，睡眠与焦虑之间的关系值得关注，以突出焦虑作为一种疾病的普遍性。儿童和家长都报告睡眠干扰更多。然而，已知数据显示焦虑儿童和非焦虑儿童的总睡眠时间相似。在学龄儿童中，噩梦与特质焦虑之间存在正相关，经过一周的评估后无显著差异。在青少年中，焦虑与更长的入睡时间和快速眼动（REM）睡眠增加有关。尽管发生率很高，但成年人睡眠与焦虑之间的联系仍较少被研究。此外，老年人中睡眠质量差和睡眠干扰很普遍。此外，特质焦虑与睡眠开始后觉醒增加之间的联系是已知的，尤其是在原发性失眠患者中。
