在重度产前酒精暴露的儿童睡眠的特征
Sarah M Inkelis1, Jacqueline Soja2, Sarah N Mattson2
1Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Alcohol, clinical & experimental research
|March 24, 2024
概括
产前暴露于酒精的儿童表现出更大的睡眠变化和更多的父母报告的睡眠问题,包括夜间醒来和白天嗜睡. 这些睡眠障碍可能会影响生活质量,需要有针对性的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 神经发育科学 神经发育科学
- 睡眠的药物 睡眠的药物
- 儿科卫生健康 儿科卫生健康
背景情况:
- 睡眠对于神经发育至关重要.
- 产前酒精暴露对睡眠质量的影响还没有得到充分研究.
- 在暴露于酒精的婴儿和患有胎儿酒精谱系障碍的儿童中报告了睡眠障碍.
研究的目的:
- 描述产前暴露于酒精的儿童的睡眠模式.
- 为了比较酒精暴露和对照组之间的客观和主观睡眠测量.
- 调查产前酒精暴露与睡眠质量之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 包括6-10岁的儿童,有 (n=35) 和没有 (n=39) 产前酒精暴露.
- 采用了2周的动图,用于客观的睡眠测量.
- 雇佣了父母的睡眠日记和经过验证的睡眠问卷以获得主观数据.
主要成果:
- 两组之间2周的平均睡眠指标没有显著差异.
- 暴露于酒精的组在总睡眠时间,睡眠百分比,睡眠开始后的觉醒和觉醒发作中显示出更大的个体内变化.
- 父母在暴露于酒精的组中报告了更多的睡眠问题,包括夜间醒来,睡眠障碍,打和白天嗜睡,特别是在老年儿童 (>8.5岁) 中.
结论:
- 产前暴露于酒精的儿童表现出增加的睡眠变化和父母报告的睡眠问题,尽管平均睡眠时间相似.
- 这种人群的睡眠困难可能与认知和行为结果有关.
- 针对睡眠变化的干预措施,特别是睡眠持续时间,可以改善受影响儿童和家庭的生活质量.
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