Primary School Children's Sleep Habits: Association with Socioeconomic Factors and Physical Activity Habits.
Children (Basel)
; 9(7)2022 Jun 28.
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Sleep disorders have significant health impacts and affect children's performance and wellbeing. This study aims to characterise the sleep habits of Portuguese primary school children considering socioeconomic factors, daily lifestyle, presence of electronic devices in the bedrooms, and the practice of physical and sports activity (PSA) and to identify clinical factors that may be related to a child's insufficient sleeping time. This study involved 1438 primary students. Sleep habits and problems were assessed using the short version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). The mean sleep duration was 9 h 37 min/ per night (SD = 44 min). The prevalence of global sleep disturbances was 25.8%. The main factors we identified to be positively associated with a child's sleep deficit (i.e., <10 h) were: being older than 7 years, living further away from school, having electronic devices in the bedroom, going to bed and eating dinner later, less daily time of PSA, and having higher scores on the sleep duration subscales. Sleeping and eating habits, electronic devices in the bedroom, and a low level of engagement with PSA are associated with children's sleep disturbance and shorter sleep duration.
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Risk_factors_studies
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Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Children (Basel)
Año:
2022
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Article
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Portugal
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