在学龄前儿童中睡眠问题和执行功能障碍
Hathaipohn Tangwijitsakul1, Narueporn Likhitweerawong1, Nonglak Boonchooduang1
1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Journal of paediatrics and child health
|September 7, 2024
概括
家长报告的学龄前儿童的睡眠问题与较差的执行功能有关. 解决睡眠问题可能有助于提高幼儿的认知能力.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 发育神经科学的发展神经科学.
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
背景情况:
- 执行职能对于学龄前儿童的学术和社会成功至关重要.
- 睡眠问题在儿童早期很常见,可能会影响认知发育.
- 了解睡眠与执行功能之间的联系可以为早期干预提供信息.
研究的目的:
- 研究学龄前儿童睡眠问题与执行功能之间的关系.
- 为了确定与执行功能缺陷相关的特定睡眠问题.
- 为儿童早期的睡眠卫生干预提供证据.
主要方法:
- 泰国356名学龄前儿童及其照顾者的横截面研究.
- 使用儿童睡眠习惯问卷 (CSHQ) 评估的睡眠问题.
- 执行职能通过执行职能行为评级清单 - 学前版本 (BRIEF-P) 进行评估.
- 多重线性回归分析用于确定关联,对共变量进行调整.
主要成果:
- 患有执行功能障碍的儿童 (BRIEF-P T-score > 65) 的CSHQ得分显著更高,表明更多的睡眠问题.
- 特定的睡眠问题,如入睡延迟,夜间清醒和白天嗜睡,在执行功能障碍的儿童中更为普遍.
- 总的CSHQ分数与BRIEF-P的全球高管综合分数明显相关,即使经过调整以考虑混因素.
结论:
- 睡眠问题与健康学龄前儿童执行功能缺陷有关.
- 医疗保健提供者应促进良好的睡眠卫生,以支持执行功能的发展.
- 早期识别和管理睡眠问题可能有利于学龄前儿童的认知发展.
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