The Effects of the COVID19-Related Lockdown Are Modulated by Age: An Italian Study in Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers

Autor:	Marissa Lynn Rescott, Francesca Conte, Serena Malloggi, Benedetta Albinni, Fiorenza Giganti, Mariangela Cerasuolo, Oreste De Rosa, Gianluca Ficca
Přispěvatelé:	Cerasuolo, Mariangela, Malloggi, Serena, Conte, Francesca, Albinni, Benedetta, De Rosa, Oreste, Lynn Rescott, Marissa, Giganti, Fiorenza, Ficca, Gianluca
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Pre schoolers Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Sleep quality business.industry General Neuroscience COVID-19 pandemic Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Sleep in non-human animals children’s sleep quality Article Sleep patterns Age groups children’s sleep schedules Medicine children’s sleep schedule business RC321-571 Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Brain Sciences Volume 11 Issue 8 Brain Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1051, p 1051 (2021)
ISSN:	2076-3425
DOI:	10.3390/brainsci11081051
Popis:	Although the issue has been repeatedly explored, data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s sleep quality are inconsistent. To clarify these discrepancies, here we investigate possible age-related differences. During the lockdown, 112 parents of toddlers (0–3 years, N = 61) and pre-schoolers (4–5 years, n = 51) completed an online survey including the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). Sleep-related items required an additional retrospective judgment, referring to the pre-pandemic period. During the lockdown, sleep schedules were delayed in both age groups whereas sleep quality (CSHQ total scores) improved in pre-schoolers but not in toddlers. Between-groups comparisons revealed that, prior to the lockdown, pre-schoolers showed worse sleep quality than toddlers, whereas this difference disappeared during home confinement. Also, pre-schoolers’ sleep timing was advanced before the lockdown and delayed during the lockdown relative to toddlers’. Our data highlight a significant modulation of age on the impact of the pandemic crisis on sleep, with pre-schoolers experiencing greater effects than toddlers. This profile suggests that factors affecting sleep features have different weights at different ages: sleep patterns would be mainly determined by developmental factors (i.e., biological drive) in younger children, whereas environmental factors (e.g., major lifestyle changes) would have a stronger effect on older ones.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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