Influence of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on sleep habits in a pediatric population

OBJECTIVE: Assessment of changes in sleep habits at home in children during COVID-19 lockdown. METHODS: Retrospective, transversal study in a pediatric ward of a level II hospital. Questionnaires concerning sleep quality, patterns and its modifications during lockdown were distributed from June to A...

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Autores principales: Completo, Sara, Ribeiro, Andreia Fiúza, Manuel, Ana Rute, Loureiro, Helena Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2022
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Short Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8906386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35371403
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20210021
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: Assessment of changes in sleep habits at home in children during COVID-19 lockdown. METHODS: Retrospective, transversal study in a pediatric ward of a level II hospital. Questionnaires concerning sleep quality, patterns and its modifications during lockdown were distributed from June to August 2020. Comparison with a control sample from previous study (2019). Statistical analysis on SPSS Statistics23. RESULTS: Two groups were compared: during lockdown (n=36, mean age 9.3 years-old) and before lockdown (n=48, mean age 8.8 years-old). 55.6% stated changes in sleep patterns. There was an increase in sleep hours, specifically in school-aged children (p=0.05) and adolescents (p=0.03), with no impact in global subjective sleep quality. Significative increase in screen hours (p=0.02) and its use after dinner (p=0.04). DISCUSSION: Changes in sleep patterns during lockdown were frequent, alongside a higher use of screens. However, these did not affect the subjective sleep quality nor increased the occurrence of sleep disturbances.

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