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The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children
OBJECTIVES: Sleep is one of the basic elements which affects the growth and development and mental health of the child. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep habits and mental health in elementary school children in Nahavand/Iran. METHODS: In this correlation study, 2...
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Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6922545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31879541 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20190067 |
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author | Shamsaei, Farshid Daraei, Mohammad Mahdi Aahmadinia, Hassan khalili, Arash Seif, Marzieh |
author_facet | Shamsaei, Farshid Daraei, Mohammad Mahdi Aahmadinia, Hassan khalili, Arash Seif, Marzieh |
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description | OBJECTIVES: Sleep is one of the basic elements which affects the growth and development and mental health of the child. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep habits and mental health in elementary school children in Nahavand/Iran. METHODS: In this correlation study, 240 children aged 6-11 years old were selected by cluster random sampling from schools of Nahavand city in Iran, 2017. Data were collected through questionnaires included demographic information, children’s sleep habits (CSHQ) and children sickness indications (CSI-4). Questionnaires were completed by one of parents as self-report. The data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis. RESULTS: Based on results, Trouble in sleeping was reported by 36% and mental health disorders by 24.5% of elementary schools children. The regression analysis showed sleep habits had significant associations with the mental health score. In other words, improper sleep habits were associated with higher scores of illness symptoms of mental health that are indicative of poor mental health. DISCUSSION: Sleep disorder is one of the problems of elementary schools children, which related to their mental health. Sleep health training for parents and trainers in schools can help to improve the mental health of children by reforming proper sleep habits. |
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spelling | pubmed-69225452019-12-26 The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children Shamsaei, Farshid Daraei, Mohammad Mahdi Aahmadinia, Hassan khalili, Arash Seif, Marzieh Sleep Sci Original Article OBJECTIVES: Sleep is one of the basic elements which affects the growth and development and mental health of the child. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep habits and mental health in elementary school children in Nahavand/Iran. METHODS: In this correlation study, 240 children aged 6-11 years old were selected by cluster random sampling from schools of Nahavand city in Iran, 2017. Data were collected through questionnaires included demographic information, children’s sleep habits (CSHQ) and children sickness indications (CSI-4). Questionnaires were completed by one of parents as self-report. The data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis. RESULTS: Based on results, Trouble in sleeping was reported by 36% and mental health disorders by 24.5% of elementary schools children. The regression analysis showed sleep habits had significant associations with the mental health score. In other words, improper sleep habits were associated with higher scores of illness symptoms of mental health that are indicative of poor mental health. DISCUSSION: Sleep disorder is one of the problems of elementary schools children, which related to their mental health. Sleep health training for parents and trainers in schools can help to improve the mental health of children by reforming proper sleep habits. Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6922545/ /pubmed/31879541 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20190067 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited and the work is not changed in any way. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Shamsaei, Farshid Daraei, Mohammad Mahdi Aahmadinia, Hassan khalili, Arash Seif, Marzieh The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children |
title | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children |
title_full | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children |
title_fullStr | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children |
title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children |
title_short | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children |
title_sort | relationship between sleep habits and mental health in iranian elementary school children |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6922545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31879541 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20190067 |
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