在背景下捕捉典型的幼儿睡眠:一个视频睡眠学研究
Emily A Abel1, Sally Ozonoff2, Thomas F Anders3
1Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
Sleep health
|November 5, 2025
概括
夜间醒来对于典型发育的幼儿来说是正常的. 这项研究观察了睡眠模式,发现大多数幼儿偶尔会醒来,许多幼儿会自我安抚,为父母提供现实的睡眠期望.
科学领域:
- 儿科睡眠医学 儿科睡眠医学
- 发育儿科 发育儿科
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
背景情况:
- 父母对幼儿睡眠的担忧在健康儿童访问期间很常见.
- 目前关于幼儿睡眠规范性的研究存在局限性,包括依赖家长报告和样本,这些样本可能包括有发展问题的儿童.
- 需要对没有发育问题的幼儿的典型睡眠模式进行描述,以告知家长的期望.
研究的目的:
- 描述典型发育的幼儿夜间睡眠模式的变化.
- 提供数据,可以帮助家长建立对幼儿睡眠的现实期望.
- 区分规范性睡眠行为和那些可能表明发育问题的人.
主要方法:
- 利用基于视频的方法视频睡眠学,客观地测量幼儿的睡眠行为.
- 包括来自较大的前性研究的71名幼儿 (44%为女性,85%为白人),在18,24或36个月时进行评估.
- 通过详细的发育监测,将幼儿分类为30或36个月的典型发育.
主要成果:
- 平均而言,儿童每晚醒来0.65次 (范围:0-2.75).
- 对于醒来的孩子,醒来的平均持续时间为17.09分钟 (范围:2.0-128.50分钟).
- 49%的起床需要父母的干预;95%的孩子睡在自己的床上,88%的孩子在没有父母的情况下入睡.
结论:
- 夜间醒来是没有发育问题的幼儿的规范行为.
- 这些发现可以帮助家庭对幼儿睡眠设置现实的期望.
- 客观睡眠数据可以为儿科医生和家长提供关于典型睡眠发展的临床指导.
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