Examining the sleeping habits of preschool and elementary school children in Southern Slovakia.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Central European journal of public health Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.21101/cejph.a7896

Eva Tóthová Tarová, Sarolta Darvay, Zoltán Fehér, Melinda Nagy, Iveta Szencziová, Dániel Dancsa, Veronika Himpán, Éva Winkler, Pavol Balázs, Mária Konečná, Vincent Sedlák, Mária Zahatňanská, Renáta Bernátová, Janka Poráčová

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Abstract

Objectives: Our research aimed to examine children's sleeping habits from preschool to the end of elementary school age. Developing proper sleeping habits in childhood is essential, as it is decisive for the rest of our lives.

Methods: A total of 339 children (160 males and 179 females) took part in the research, of which 145 were preschool-age children (3-7 years old), 72 lower-grade elementary school children (6-11 years old), and 122 upper-grade elementary school children (12-16 years old). The questionnaire was completed in a paper form (elementary school students) and online (kindergarten children).

Results: The research results show that most of the children spend enough time sleeping following the recommendations. In case of the kindergarten children, the younger ones also sleep in the afternoon on weekends (average of 3.66 years, 28.3%), and the older ones do not sleep in the afternoon either in kindergarten during the week or at home at the weekend (average of 5.22 years, 46.2%). The use of blue light typically increases with age; 39% of the preschoolers, 61% of the 6-11-year-olds, and 67% of the 12-16-year-olds use it before falling asleep. Sleep aids and rituals are used by 87.6% of the preschoolers, 67.4% of the 6-11-year-olds, and 34.4% of the 12-16-year-olds, because significantly more preschoolers find it more difficult to fall asleep than older children. At night, 40% of the preschoolers wake up at least once (due to biological needs - 46.3%), 32% of the 6-11-year-olds wake up at night (due to nightmares - 42.3%), and 41% of the 12-16-year-olds also wake up all night (due to biological needs - 31.9%, and due to noise - 29.8%).

Conclusion: Although the children get enough sleep, significantly more upper-grade school children feel tired in the morning. It is essential to help sleep and eliminate factors that prevent falling asleep to create a healthy circadian rhythm in the life of children.

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研究斯洛伐克南部学龄前儿童和小学生的睡眠习惯。

研究目的我们的研究旨在了解儿童从学龄前到小学毕业期间的睡眠习惯。在儿童时期养成正确的睡眠习惯至关重要，因为这对我们今后的生活起着决定性的作用：共有 339 名儿童（男 160 名，女 179 名）参加了研究，其中学龄前儿童（3-7 岁）145 名，小学低年级儿童（6-11 岁）72 名，小学高年级儿童（12-16 岁）122 名。问卷以纸质形式（小学生）和在线形式（幼儿园儿童）完成：研究结果表明，大多数儿童都按照建议花足够的时间睡觉。就幼儿园儿童而言，年龄较小的儿童也会在周末下午睡觉（平均 3.66 岁，28.3%），而年龄较大的儿童无论是一周内在幼儿园还是周末在家都不会在下午睡觉（平均 5.22 岁，46.2%）。蓝光的使用通常随着年龄的增长而增加；39%的学龄前儿童、61%的 6-11 岁儿童和 67% 的 12-16 岁儿童在入睡前使用蓝光。87.6%的学龄前儿童、67.4%的 6-11 岁儿童和 34.4%的 12-16 岁儿童会使用睡眠辅助工具和仪式，因为学龄前儿童发现入睡困难的人数明显多于年龄较大的儿童。在夜间，40%的学龄前儿童至少会醒来一次（由于生理需要--46.3%），32%的 6-11 岁儿童夜间会醒来（由于做恶梦--42.3%），41%的 12-16 岁儿童也会整夜醒来（由于生理需要--31.9%，由于噪音--29.8%）：结论：虽然孩子们有足够的睡眠时间，但高年级学生在早上感到疲倦的人数明显增多。必须帮助睡眠，消除妨碍入睡的因素，从而在儿童生活中形成健康的昼夜节律。

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