Influence of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on sleep habits in a pediatric population.

Autor:	Completo S; Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, E.P.E., Pediatric Service, Child and Youth Department - Amadora - Amadora - Portugal., Ribeiro AF; Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, E.P.E., Pediatric Service, Child and Youth Department - Amadora - Amadora - Portugal., Manuel AR; Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, E.P.E., Pediatric Service, Child and Youth Department - Amadora - Amadora - Portugal., Loureiro HC; Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, E.P.E., Pediatric Service, Child and Youth Department - Amadora - Amadora - Portugal.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) [Sleep Sci] 2022 Apr-Jun; Vol. 15 (Spec 2), pp. 388-392.
DOI:	10.5935/1984-0063.20210021
Abstrakt:	Objective: Assessment of changes in sleep habits at home in children during COVID-19 lockdown. Methods: Retrospective, transversal study in a pediatric ward of a level II hospital. Questionnaires concerning sleep quality, patterns and its modifications during lockdown were distributed from June to August 2020. Comparison with a control sample from previous study (2019). Statistical analysis on SPSS Statistics23. Results: Two groups were compared: during lockdown (n=36, mean age 9.3 years-old) and before lockdown (n=48, mean age 8.8 years-old). 55.6% stated changes in sleep patterns. There was an increase in sleep hours, specifically in school-aged children (p=0.05) and adolescents (p=0.03), with no impact in global subjective sleep quality. Significative increase in screen hours (p=0.02) and its use after dinner (p=0.04). Discussion: Changes in sleep patterns during lockdown were frequent, alongside a higher use of screens. However, these did not affect the subjective sleep quality nor increased the occurrence of sleep disturbances.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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