Sleep Habits of Primary School Students of Nahavand City From the Point of View of Parents

Sleep is one of the essential and vital needs for human and is an effective factor in the child growth and development. The basic foundations of learning sleep habits are formed during childhood and a person tries to maintain it during lifetime. This study aimed to determine the sleep habits of primary school students of Nahavand city from the point of view of parents.

In this correlational descriptive study, 240 students aged 6-11 years, were selected using random cluster sampling in Nahavand city in 2017. Data were collected by demographic information questionnaire and Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). The questionnaires were completed as self report by the parents (mother or father). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics methods and independent t-test.

The mean score of the students' sleep habits was 64.32±9.33 and the highest mean score of sleep habits was related to the dimension of sleeping behavior, 26.87±4.75, and the lowest mean score was related to the dimension of night awake, 4.35±1.48, which, in other words, the high mean was indicative of sleep habits’ disorder, and the low mean indicated less sleep habits’ disorder.

The findings of this study showed that sleep habits’ disorders affect various aspects of the child's life