Factors influencing excessive daytime sleepiness in adolescents

Autor: Lia Bittencourt, Gustavo Antonio Moreira, Sergio Tufik, Thiago de Souza Vilela
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Jornal de Pediatria, Vol 92, Iss 2, Pp 149-155 (2016)
Jornal de Pediatria v.92 n.2 2016
Jornal de Pediatria
Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria (SBP)
instacron:SBPE
Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), Vol 92, Iss 2, Pp 149-155 (2016)
Jornal de Pediatria, Volume: 92, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-155, Published: APR 2016
ISSN: 2255-5536
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedp.2015.12.004
Popis: Objective: Sleep deprivation in adolescents has lately become a health issue that tends to increase with higher stress prevalence, extenuating routines, and new technological devices that impair adolescents’ bedtime. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the excessive sleepiness frequency and the factors that might be associated to it in this population. Methods: The cross-sectional study analyzed 531 adolescents aged 10–18 years old from two private schools and one public school. Five questionnaires were applied: the Cleveland Adolescent Sleepiness Questionnaire; the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children; the Brazilian Economic Classification Criteria; the General Health and Sexual Maturation Questionnaire; and the Physical Activity Questionnaire. The statistical analyses were based on comparisons between schools and sleepiness and non-sleepiness groups, using linear correlation and logistic regression. Results: Sleep deprivation was present in 39% of the adolescents; sleep deficit was higher in private school adolescents (p
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