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KMID : 0367320080190030156
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2008 Volume.19 No. 3 p.156 ~ p.161
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Preliminary Study of Children’s Sleep Problems in an Elementary School in Daegu
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Seo Wan-Seok
Koo Bon-Hoon
Kim Min-Ji
Noh Yeong-Hwan
Sung Hyung-Mo
Shin Ji-Hyun
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sleep problems in Korean elementary school children and the differences in sleep problems elated to their school grade and gender.
Methods : One public elementary school in Dae-gu, Korea as randomly selected. And, parents who agreed to participate this study were asked to complete a modified version of Tucson Children’s Assessment of Sleep Apnea screening questionnaire (TuCASA).
Results: The most common sleep problem was ’falling asleep in vehicle (44.2%)’ and the prevalence rate of this problem differed by school grade. The prevalence rate of falling asleep while watching TV before 8 P.M. (8.0%), daytime fatigue (21.9%) and nocturnal enuresis during the past 6 months (5.3%) were significantly differed by school grade. The prevalence rate of falling asleep while doing home work, falling sleep during a lesson, snoring and bruxism were 12.6%, 1.0%, 26.7% and 13.2% respectively. Although these rates did not show any differences between grades, snoring as more in boys and daytime fatigue was more in girls.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates that many elementary school children may have various sleep problems. Lower grade elementary schoolers had sleep problems which related to euro-developmental factors, whereas higher grade elementary schoolers had sleep problems related to sleep deprivation and stress. Finally, more female schooler showed signs of fatigue or sleepiness than male schoolers.
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KEYWORD
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Sleep problem, Child, Prevalence, Age difference, Sex difference
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