| Autor: |
Montserrat Diéguez-Pérez, Laura Burgueño-Torres, Guillermo Reichard-Monefeldt, Fanny Esther Tapia-Sierra, Jesús Miguel Ticona-Flores |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Children, Vol 11, Iss 5, p 609 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2227-9067 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/children11050609 |
| Popis: |
Sleep disorders (SD) in children is a topic of great relevance due to their impact on a child’s general health. This has led us to study their prevalence and the factors that disturb them in the developing population. Using a validated Likert-type questionnaire, different behaviors observed by the parents during the different phases of their children’s sleep were evaluated during the last 6 months. A total of 206 children between the ages of 7 and 17 who attended a dental office participated in the study. The prevalence of SD was 47.6%. There were no significant differences regarding the SD in relation to sex (p = 0.796). The mean total score for children aged 7 to 11 years old was 42.3 (±14.25) compared to 45.44 (±15.51) for the group consisting of children aged 12 to 17 years old, reporting a statistically significant difference among both age groups (p = 0.01). The most frequent disorder was related to initiating and maintaining sleep (64.9%) while the least prevalent were the respiratory sleep disorders (27.2%). Given the high prevalence of these disorders, it is necessary to intercept them during childhood and establish educational guidelines in this regard throughout primary care. |
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