Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

A CLINICAL STUDY ON SLEEP PATTERN AND SLEEP PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN

Dr. Cyril Ignatius Rozario, Dr. O. Jose, Dr. Biju Thayyil

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">INTRODUCTION-</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">School aged children need at least 10 hours sleep for their physical and mental&nbsp; health.&nbsp; Sleep deprivation is associated with decreased memory, lack of concentration and poor health.&nbsp; Our current states of knowledge regarding epidemiology and nature of sleep problems in school children are very poor. Children who get enough sleep are less prone to behavioral problems and moodiness.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">OBJECTIVE-</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">To assess the sleep habits and sleep problems of primary school going children <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">(6 &ndash; 12 years).<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#10;200%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">METHOD-</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">A preliminary questionnaire survey was carried out from parents of children aged <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#10;200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">6 &ndash; 12 years attending OPD for minor illness and immunization and was analyzed by the investigator.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#10;200%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">PERIOD OF STUDY-</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp; 2010 November 1 &ndash; 2011 April 30.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#10;200%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">RESULTS-</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Out of the 400 children aged 6 &ndash; 12 years who attended pediatric OPD Govt.T.D.Medical College, Alappuzha for minor illness and immunization. 72% of children had inadequate sleep 49.5% of children have at least 1 sleep problems.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#10;200%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">CONCLUSION-</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Majority of the primary school going children has inadequate sleep and many sleep problems.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>