KMID : 0363420130270010026
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics 2013 Volume.27 No. 1 p.26 ~ p.35
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Survey Research on Factors Inducing Nocturnal Crying
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Han Ju-Hui
Kim Deoggon Lee Jin-Yong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that cause nocturnal crying.
Methods: This clinical study has been carried out with 133 infants and children, who visited to the department of Pediatrics, ¡Û¡Û Oriental Medical Hospital from September 2012 to October 2012. Patient's guardian filled out the questionnaire consisting of pregnancy?birth domain, child care domain, sleep domain, nocturnal crying domain and other domains. We used PASW Statistics 18.0 to analyze each factors by Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and independent samples t test.
Results: The prevalence of nocturnal crying between "frequently changing sleep posture group" and "stable sleep posture group" were significantly different (p=0.002, OR=3.557). The prevalence of nocturnal crying between "sleep problem group" and "no sleep problem group" were significantly different (p=0.022, OR=4.052). The nocturnal crying prevalence of the rest of the groups had no significant difference.
Conclusions: The frequently changing sleep posture increases the risk of nocturnal crying, and the presence of sleep problem increases the risk of nocturnal crying.
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KEYWORD
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Infantile crying, Excessive crying, Night crying, Sleep disorder, Infantile colic
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