Conhecimento das medidas de higiene do sono e sua influência na qualidade de sono de crianças e adolescentes durante a pandemia por COVID-19

Abstract

To evaluate the relationship between knowledge and application of sleep hygiene measures by parents of children and adolescents with their sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study, carried out using an online self administered questionnaire for parents and guardians of children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 years. Data collection took place from October to December 2020, and sociodemographic, school, health, sleep habits, knowledge and application of sleep hygiene measures were collected. The distribution of the dependent variable according to the independent ones were verified using the Chi-square test, considering 95% CI. Results: The sample included 532 children and adolescents from the national territory; of these, 81.2% had poor sleep quality, however, 96.4% had adequate sleep time for their age. Of the sample, 64.3% of parents and guardians were aware of sleep hygiene measures and 60% of them applied them. In addition, 98.7% of parents who applied sleep hygiene measures had children who had adequate sleep time for their age. Discussion: It was observed that parents and guardians of children and adolescents know sleep hygiene measures and, although there is no significant relationship with sleep quality, there was a positive relationship with age-appropriate sleep time. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage and encourage parents by health professionals to implement more measures to improve the sleep of children and adolescents.