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Sleep habits and related factors in kindergarten children
Y Durduran1, S Pekcan2, B Çolpan3
1Department of Public Health, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
Insights
Many kindergarten children exhibit poor sleep hygiene, with most sleeping in brightly lit rooms with electronics. Parent awareness training is recommended to improve sleep habits and environments for better child sleep.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Sleep Medicine
- Child Development
Background:
- Sleep is crucial for kindergarten children's development.
- Poor sleep hygiene can negatively impact a child's health and behavior.
- Understanding current sleep practices is essential for identifying areas of concern.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the sleeping habits and periods of kindergarten children.
- To identify prevalent sleep hygiene issues among this age group.
- To determine factors contributing to sleep problems in young children.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 390 kindergarten children.
- Data collected via parent-completed questionnaires.
- Statistical analysis of collected sleep habit data.
Main Results:
- 77.2% of children had their own room.
- High prevalence of sleep environments with lights on (39%) or night lights (50.3%).
- 12.3% of children slept with the radio/TV on; common infant practices included rocking (58.7%), arm wrapping (21.0%), and swaddling (18.5%).
Conclusions:
- Most children sleep in overly bright environments with electronic distractions.
- Infant sleep practices like swaddling and arm wrapping are common.
- Parental education on sleep hygiene is recommended to improve children's sleep quality.
Aim:
This study aimed to determine the sleeping habits and sleeping periods of kindergarten children, in order to analyze the problems related to sleep hygiene and determine the underlying factors.
Methods:
The sample size of this cross-sectional study consisted of 390 children. A questionnaire filled in by the parents was used as the data collection tool. The data were analyzed with appropriate statistical tests.
Results:
According to the mothers, 77.2% of the children had their own room at home. Thirty nine percent of children slept with the full light on in their room, 50.3% slept with night light on in their room, 12.3% slept with the radio/television on in their room. Infant sleep practices found in this study are swaddling (18.5%), wrapping of the infant's arms (21.0%), and rocking (58.7%).
Conclusions:
In terms of sleep hygiene, the vast majority of the children slept in a bright environment, and there were electronic appliances in the room. Common infant-transition-to-sleep practices observed were wrapping their arms and swaddling them. In our point of view, awareness training for parents about the subject will support sleep hygiene practices.
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