Factors Affecting Sleeping Pattern of Early Childhood in Assuit City Egypt | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 14, Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2016, Pages 213-234 PDF (646.64 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.197446 | ||
| Author | ||
| Fahia Zaky Mohamed | ||
| Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Every living creature needs to sleep. Sleeping is the primary activity of the brain during early development which has profound influences on health and wellbeing across the life course. It is influenced by various factors involving biological, neuro-developmenal, psychosocial, behavioral and environmental factors, as far as modern civilization and new changes in lifestyle. However, sleep problems are common and highly prevalent in early childhood children .Reduced or disrupted sleep, especially if it occurs at key times in development, can lead to serious consequences on all aspects of child development and for almost all body organs and system. The aim of this study is to identify factors affecting sleeping pattern of early childhood children in Assiut City. Descriptive research design was used in this study. This study was carried out in two nursery schools in Assiut City: (University Nursery School) as an urban area and (Ezz Nursery School) as a rural area. Both were selected randomly to constitute Assiut City. The study sample consisted of 200 healthy early childhood children and their parents .Their age ranged from (1-6 years old) of both sexes. Data were collected during the period from the beginning of June 2014 to the end of September 2014 through using specially-designed structured interview questionnaire. The results of this study revealed that studied children’s sleeping start time was very late , about one third and more (32% ,41%) of them start to sleep between 10 -12 PM, (43% ,39%) of them awake early at 7 AM, more than half (51% , 54% ) of them sleep for 6 -8 hours /day, near half and more (46 %, 55%) of them have sleeping naps. Asphyxia is the most reported post-natal problem and colic is the commonest reported complain among them. Television was the most used (86%) device for entertainment in their homes. Highly statistically significant difference is found between their sleeping duration and reported post-natal problems (P= 0.001); and also statistically significant difference is found between their sleeping duration and the use of mobile devices (P= 0.023), their sleeping behaviors related to the need of a pacifier or their crying till asleep (P=0.001, P= 0.030) respectively and also with their mothers’ behavior of excessive pampering (P=0.022). The study concluded that, in Assiut City, early childhood children sleeping start time is very late. Despite that, they wake up early; consequently, their sleep duration is less than required according to their ages. Daytime napping is common as expected according to their ages. Asphyxia is the most reported post-natal problem and colic is the commonest reported complain among them. The children’s sleeping duration is affected by many biological, neurodevelopmental, environmental, psychosocial and behavioral factors .The study recommended educating parents about children’s normal sleeping patterns and limiting the use of media, particularly in bedrooms to promote good sleep habits and improve the quantity and quality of the child's sleep < /div> | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sleeping pattern; naps; early childhood | ||
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