Homework Schedule: An Important Factor Associated With Shorter Sleep Duration Among Chinese School-Aged Children

Li, Shenghui; Yang, Qian; Chen, Zhe; Jin, Xingming; Jiang, Fan; Shen, Xiaoming

doi:10.1080/15402002.2013.821654

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“…[1,3] Sleep deprivation has also been reported among children, especially with relation to the homework schedule. [4,5] Diagnosis of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation is important in children as they have been found to be associated with daytime napping, cardiovascular morbidity, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and obesity. [6][7][8] Indian data using the sleep questionnaires suggests that around 13% of toddlers have sleep problems, most common being the night awakenings.…”

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Study of Sleep Disorders among Young Children Using Hindi Translated and Validated Version of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire

Gupta

Ali

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et al. 2017

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

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Objective:The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of sleep disorders among children aging between 4 and 9 years using Hindi version of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ).Methods:This study had two parts first, translation and validation of PSQ into Hindi language, and second, assessment of the prevalence of sleep disorders using PSQ Hindi version. Hindi PSQ was distributed in randomly chosen primary schools in a semi-urban area. The children were requested to get them filled by their parents. When the questionnaires were returned, responses were analyzed.Results:Most of the items of the Hindi version had perfect agreement with original questionnaire in a bilingual population (κ =1). Totally, 435 children were included in the field study having average age of 6.3 years. Obstructive sleep apnea was reported in 7.5% children; symptoms suggestive of restless legs syndrome were reported by 2%–3%; teeth grinding by 13.9% and sleep talking by 22.6% children.Conclusion:PSQ Hindi version is a validated tool to screen for sleep disorders among children. Sleep disorders are fairly prevalent among young children in India.

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Study of Sleep Disorders among Young Children Using Hindi Translated and Validated Version of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire

Gupta

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Verma

et al. 2017

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

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“…Duration of sleep is not static and it shortens with the growing age, especially among children [1], [2], [3], [4]. Reduction of sleep with the growing age can be ascribed to a number of factors that include not only biological but also environmental factors e.g., age related natural decline in sleep need, changes in presleep behavior such as–watching TV or spending time on screens or burden of the school-work [2], [5], [6]. Among these, watching television or spending time with a screen before bed (screen time) is known to reduce the total sleep time and to delay the sleep onset [2], [5].…”

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Sleep-patterns, co-sleeping and parent's perception of sleep among school children: Comparison of domicile and gender

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This study was aimed at assessment of sleep schedule, pre-sleep behavior, co-sleeping and parent’s perception of sleep of school going children.MethodFour schools each, from urban and rural area were included. Sleep patterns were assessed using the validated Hindi version of Childhood-Sleep-Habit-Questionnaire. Comparison was made between urban and rural group and between boys and girls. Interaction of gender, domicile and school-type was examined on the sleep patterns.ResultsThis study included 831 school children with mean age of 8.9 years. Nearly half of the subjects were boys in this study. Urban children outnumbered those from rural area. Total sleep time on weekdays was 8.3 h that increased to 9.5 h on weekends. Rural children spent more time in sleep than urban children on weekdays and weekends. A higher proportion of urban children felt sleepy during the day. Television watching before bedtime was more common in urban settings. Room sharing was more common among rural children. Nearly 65% rural parents as compared to 77.5% urban parents reported that their child was sleeping sufficient enough. Gender did not affect sleep-schedule and parent’s perception regarding their child’s sleep. Interaction between gender, domicile and school-type did not have any significant effect on sleep patterns.ConclusionTelevision watching before bedtime was more common among urban school children and they had shorter total sleep time. They had signs of sleep deprivation. Room sharing was more common among rural children. Despite longer sleep time, parents of rural children felt the need for more sleep.

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“…Previous studies have reported that children sleeping less were likely to have a sedentary and inactive lifestyle coupled with more time spent on watching TV and homework completion (Li et al, 2014; Jiang et al, 2015; Lin et al, 2018). Reciprocally, more time spent on TV viewing and finishing homework may delay children’s bedtime and shorten their sleep duration (Li et al, 2007; Calamaro et al, 2009).…”

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“…Insufficient sleep among school-aged children may lead to low levels of participation in daily activities or a lack of balanced engagement in a variety of daily activities (Ortega et al, 2011; Engle-Friedman, 2014). However, the existing literature on the relationship between sleep duration and activity participation is primarily limited to specific types of physical or educational activities that have been examined across disparate studies (Li et al, 2014; Jiang et al, 2015; Khan et al, 2015; Lin et al, 2018). Furthermore, these studies did not examine the relationships between sleep duration and the levels of children’s involvement in activities; instead, the participation duration or frequency has been operationalized in most of the studies.…”

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The Relationship Between Sleep Duration and Participation in Home, School, and Community Activities Among School-Aged Children

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Sleep duration has important implications for children’s participation in daily activities; however, past attempts to examine this relationship has been limited to specific types of physical or educational activities. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep duration and participation in various daily activities among school-aged children. A school-based sample of 391 children aged 5–12 years (boys: 52.4%) participated in this cross-sectional survey. Sleep duration was quantified using parental reports of their children’s bedtime and wake-up time on weekdays and weekends. The parent-reported Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth was used to measure their children’s participation frequency and involvement in 25 home, school, and community activities. The results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that, when the demographic variables were controlled for, weekday sleep duration was positively related to homework involvement and negatively related to the frequency of TV viewing; however, it was unrelated to participation in school and community activities. Conversely, weekend sleep duration was positively related to overall participation in school activities, and participation frequency and involvement in some home and community activities. Furthermore, sleep duration was approximately an hour shorter on weekdays than on weekends. These results suggest that weekend sleep duration has stronger positive implications for children’s participation in daily activities than does weekday sleep duration. Interventions aiming to promote children’s activity participation may either prolong children’s weekend sleep duration or address their shorter weekday sleep duration.

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Homework Schedule: An Important Factor Associated With Shorter Sleep Duration Among Chinese School-Aged Children

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Study of Sleep Disorders among Young Children Using Hindi Translated and Validated Version of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire

Study of Sleep Disorders among Young Children Using Hindi Translated and Validated Version of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire

Sleep-patterns, co-sleeping and parent's perception of sleep among school children: Comparison of domicile and gender

The Relationship Between Sleep Duration and Participation in Home, School, and Community Activities Among School-Aged Children

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