جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « sleep habits » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

Social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents is associated with some psychological problems that require effective treatment. In this regard, the present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused cognitive behavioral therapy on emotion regulation and sleep habits of children with social anxiety.

This quasi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest control group design. The research population included primary school students in the fourth to sixth grades in Qom City, Iran in 2019 academic year. In total, 46 students whose scores were higher than 29.5 in the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, were selected and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The participants answered the pre-test Emotion Regulation Checklist and Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Afterward, the intervention group participated in 16 sessions of therapy and the control group remained on the waiting list. Finally, the participants were evaluated at the post-test stage and the collected data were examined by analysis of covariance and SPSS software.

Based on the results of multivariate analysis of covariance, after the control of pre-test effects, there was a significant difference in the linear combination of emotion regulation and sleep habits variables of the two groups (Wilks' lambda=0.063, F10,23=34.182, P=0.001). The tests of univariate analysis of covariance also showed a significant increase in emotion regulation and a significant decrease in emotional lability/negativity and sleep disorders (except the sleep onset delay) in the intervention group after the therapeutic sessions.

Emotion-focused cognitive behavioral therapy is an important and effective treatment for emotion regulation and sleep habits in socially anxious children who are referred to mental health professionals.

Sleep disorders are the most common behavioral complaints in children. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the sleep habits of children admitted to Amirkabir Hospital, Arak, Iran.

In this descriptive cross-sectional study, children aged 4 to 12 years admitted to Amirkabir Hospital clinic in 2021 were randomly studied. Data obtained from the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS24.0 software.

A total of 295 children with a mean age of 7.26±2.27 years were studied. The prevalence of the disorder in sleep habits was 67.4%. Among the children with disturbed sleep habits, 193 (96.9%) had poor sleep habits and 6 (3.1%) had average sleep habits. The total sleep habits score was significantly higher in girls, unwanted children, and children with divorced parents, low parental education level, and incompatible parents (P<0.05). However, there was no significant association between the total sleep habits score and children's age (P>0.05).

In this study, most children showed disturbed sleep habits. Considering that children's poor sleep habits may be a contributing factor for stress, pressure, and tension in the family, mass education and psychiatric intervention are needed in this regard.

Background and Aims:

 Today, young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a variety of developmental disorders and problems, including developmental coordination disorder, anxiety, and sleep disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of neurofeedback combined with a selected exercise program on motor function, anxiety, and sleep in children with ADHD.

Methods:

 In the current study, 20 children aged 7 to 9 years with ADHD who had normal intelligence were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent neurofeedback and physical activity training for 24 sessions of 45 minutes for one session. The experimental group was randomly divided into two groups, of whom five cases started their training sessions with neurofeedback and five cases started with physical activity. The control group performed their normal daily activities during this period. In the pre-test and post-test, the Bruininks-Oseretsky motor proficiency test was used to measure motor performance, the Child Behavior Checklist was used to measure anxiety, and the Child Sleep Habit Questionnaire was used to measure sleep habits. Data obtained from the present study were analyzed using analysis of covariance and SPSS v. 25 statistical software.

Results:

 The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the scores of motor function, anxiety, and sleep habits (P=0.001).

Conclusion:

 Combined exercises can be useful in improving motor function, anxiety, and sleep habits in children with ADHD.

Sleep is particularly important in children because it affects their physical and mental evolution. Sleep disorders are seen in 20% to 30% of children. Cereal is being distributed as one of the complementary foods at the pharmacies in Iran. This study is designed to study the sleep status of cereal-consuming infants in order to take a step forward in improving cereal prescribing.

This study was carried out on 202 infants 6 - 18 months old in 2018. The control group included infants who did not consume cereal and the case group included infants who had consumed at least one can of cereal (nestle brand) for at least one month. Data were collected using the “brief infant sleep questionnaire” by asking from parents.

The study indicated that the infants’ sleep status in both groups is inappropriate compared to global sleep standards. Consuming cereal had significant relation with onset time to fall asleep (sleep onset latency), the total sleep time during the night, the frequency of waking up during the night, sweating, and parents claiming sleep disorder in their babies. However, the infants' total sleep time during the day, their sleeping habits, the way to fall asleep, bedtime, type of delivery, birth weight, current weight, and sex were not significantly associated with cereal consumption.

Sleep disorders were more common in cereal-consuming infants compared to infants who did not consume cereal.

Sleep problems can result in a wide range of negative consequences, including inattention and behavioral problems, such as irritability, emotional instability, hyperactivity, as well as poor academic performance. The present study aimed to investigate sleep habits and effective factors influencing them among children admitted to the pediatric wards of Be’sat Hospital in Hamadan in 2019.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 children admitted to the pediatric wards of Be’sat Hospital in Hamadan, Iran. Sampling was performed via convenience method in different shifts based on inclusion criteria. Data were collected and completed using Childrenchr('39')s Sleep Habits Questionnaire and demographic information form in the form of interviews with children and parents. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 23) using t-test and chi-square.

Based on the obtained results,  15.5%, 69.95%, and 14.55% of the children had good poor had very poor sleep habits, respectively. There was a statistically significant relationship between sleep time and daytime sleepiness (P=0.000) so that children who slept late were more sleepy during the day. There was a statistically significant relationship between sleepiness and waking up in the morning (P=0.000) so that children who woke up early were more sleepy during the day. There was a statistically significant relationship between sleepiness and sleeping behavior (P=0.000) so that children who did not have a proper sleep-wake pattern were more sleepy during the day. There was a statistically significant relationship between motherchr('39')s education and waking up (P=0.000) so that children whose mothers had an academic education had a better sleep-wake patterns and their waking time was later than other children.

As evidenced by the results of the present study, childrenchr('39')s sleep habits are influenced by various factors, such as parents chr('39')sleep habits, parentschr('39') hours of sleep, and waking up  time.

Previous studies have shown that martial arts can be used to reduce behavioral and communication problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, few studies have been conducted about its effect on the sleep habits in in these children. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of practicing kata techniques on sleep habits of boys with ASD.

This study was performed by a random assignment pre-test-post-test design. For this purpose, 20 children with ASD were selected from children aged between 8 and 14 years in the charity of the Guilan Autism Association in 2018 and were randomly divided into the experimental or control group. Parents of children completed Childrenchr('39')s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (Owens, 2000) before and after the 10-week intervention. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to determine the normality of the data, and analysis of covariance was used to compare the means of the groups before and after the intervention.

Ten weeks of Kata techniques training had a significant effect on total score of sleep habits questionnaire and subscales of bedtime resistance (F=7.28, p<0.02), sleep duration (F=26.08, p<0.002), sleep anxiety (F=10.12, p<0.01), nighttime awakening (F=17.58, p<0.002), parasomnia (F=8.07, p<0.01) and daytime sleepiness (F=15.74, p<0.003) in children with ASD.

Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that martial arts can reduce inappropriate sleeping habits in children with ASD by causing hormonal, biological and biochemical changes in the body and can be added as a valuable intervention to childrenchr('39')s daily programs to improve sleep patterns in children with ASD.

Computer game addiction may cause health problems, such as changes in body mass index and sleep disorders for children and adolescents. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between computer game addiction and body mass index as well as sleep habits of 10-12 years old primary school students in Hamadan.

The present correlational study included 470 students aged 10 to 12 years in primary schools in Hamadan, Iran. The study samples were selected using the multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Data were collected using demographic characteristics form, body mass index, computer game addiction, and Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaires. Body mass index was determined by the ​​height and weight values extracted from the health records and classified according to the standard chart of Body Mass Index. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 24) through independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient.The findings of the present study revealed that the mean±SD scores of computer game addiction, body mass index, and sleep habits of the studied children were estimated at 1.8±0.6, 20.3±5.04, and 50.75±8.4, respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient indicated significant relationships between the mean scores of computer game addiction and body mass index (P<0.001), the mean scores of computer game addiction and sleep habits (P<0.001), and also the mean body mass index and sleep habits (P<0.05).

Based on the results, the growth of computer game addiction was positively associated with body mass index and sleep disorders in children aged 10 to 12 years. Moreover, moderate and severe computer game addiction was associated with overweight and poor sleep habits in students, especially the feeling of drowsiness during the day. Therefore, pediatric nurses, parents, the education system, and health care providers have to pay more attention to the students’ health and examine the factors that affect the students’ physical and mental wellbeing.

Considering the prevalence of sleep problems and the occurrence of aggression in childhood and the effect of physical activity on improving the physical and mental condition of children, the present study was conducted to compare the sleep habits and aggression of athlete and non-athlete children.

The design of the present study was casual-comparative. For this aim, 120 male students studying at grades 4 to 6 of the primary school in Ardabil city in 2019-2020 were selected. Then, based on frequent attendance in sports teams, they were divided into two groups of athletes and non-athletes by purposive sampling method. Childrenchr('39')s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (Owens, 2000) and Aggression Questionnaire for Primary School Children (Shahim, 2006) were used to gather the data. Independent t-test was used to compare the overall scores of the two groups of students and multivariate analysis of variance was utilized to compare the subscales of aggression and sleep habits of the two groups.

data analysis indicated that athlete children were better than non-athlete children in both variables of aggression and sleep habits (P≤0.038, P≤0.001). Results also showed that athlete children were significantly better than the non-athlete children in the subscales of sleep resistance (P≤0.003), sleep delay (P≤0.001), sleep duration (P≤0.001), insomnia (P≤0.005), and physical, relational, and verbal aggression (P≤0.001).

Therefore, it can be concluded that regular physical activity in the form of different sports can improve childrenchr('39')s sleep patterns and reduce aggression in them.

Obesity and its comorbidities have appeared as a leading public health concern. Obesity has been shown in previous studies to be influenced by short sleep duration. Our aim was to explore the relationship between BMI and sleep behaviors, including duration and disturbances in Iranian adults.

This cross-sectional study consisted of 395 adults chosen among students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, based on a multistage cluster random sampling method. Sleep characteristics were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and clinically measured height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI). Linear logistic regression analyses were performed using components of the PSQI as predictors of overweight (BMI ≥ 25).

One-fourth of the participants had BMI ≥ 25, and 40.8% were poor-quality sleepers (PSQI > 5). Mean sleep duration was 6.39 (1.05) hours for participants. Among the men after controlling for age, socioeconomic status and education level, a significant negative relationship was found between sleep duration and body mass index: longer sleep was associated with lower BMI levels and this association was marginally significant in women and only in men sleep quality was associated to overweight and obesity.

This study’s findings highlight the high rate of overweight and obesity and sleep disturbances among students of Medical Sciences. These findings support extending the scope of wellness programs to promote healthy sleep among students. However, more research is needed to examine sleep and body composition as risk factors for disease development in Iranian adults.

Failure to observe proper sleep habits causes short-term changes in biological indices, hormonal activity, followed by overweight or obesity and diabetes in children. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of teaching sleep behaviors to mothers on sleep habits of young children kindergartens city of hamadan in 1396.

In this interventional study, 84 mothers of young children (in each group) were selected through cluster random sampling method of hamadan children's kindergartens. The data collection tool was a demographic and assessment of sleep habits of children of CSHQ questionnaire. In the experimental group, two sessions were delivered in the form of lectures, questions and answers and group discussions within a week, by three day interval about 50 minutes in groups of 10 to 15 people was held.The data were analyzed using spss software version 16, paired t-test and independent T-test.

There wasn't a significant difference between the mean scores in all areas and in the overall sleep problems of the experimental and control groups before intervention(p<0.05). There was a significant difference between the mean scores of all domains and the problems of sleep in the children of the experimental and control groups after intervention (p <0.05).There was a significant difference between the mean scores of in all domains and the total sleep problems of children in the experimental group before and after the intervention (p <0.05).

Education of proper sleep habits to mothers can improve the quality of sleep in young children.