印度南部学童的互联网成和睡眠质量
Lalitha Venugopal1, Priyadharsini R2, Sathishbabu Murugaiyan3
1Physiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, IND.
Cureus
|October 10, 2024
概括
互联网成 (IA) 显著影响青少年的睡眠质量. 规范互联网使用和促进睡眠卫生对于减轻学龄儿童这些负面影响至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
背景情况:
- 互联网是教育,娱乐和通信的组成部分.
- 青少年广泛使用互联网的社会需求,游戏,和通信.
- 人们担心互联网使用对青少年幸福感的影响.
研究的目的:
- 研究互联网成 (IA) 与学龄儿童睡眠质量之间的关系.
- 评估研究人口中不同年龄组的IA患病率.
- 确定儿童和青少年之间IA水平和睡眠质量的潜在差异.
主要方法:
- 一个横截面的,以学校为基础的研究,涉及350名学生 (6-10年级) 在邦迪切里.
- 使用年轻人互联网成测试 (YIAT) 评估的互联网成.
- 使用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数 (PQSI) 评估睡眠质量.
主要成果:
- 该研究包括49名儿童和139名青少年,青少年组中女性占主导地位.
- 轻度IA报告了19.5%的儿童和80.5%的青少年;中度IA报告了59.1%的儿童和40.9%的青少年.
- 儿童和青少年之间睡眠质量没有显著差异 (p=0.37),但IA水平有显著差异 (p=0.01).
结论:
- 在青少年中,互联网成和睡眠质量差之间存在显著的联系.
- 与年轻儿童相比,青少年的互联网成水平更高.
- 建议包括规范互联网使用和促进青少年的睡眠卫生.
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