Sleep pattern in children aged 12 to 36 months age
Patrón del sueño de niños de 12 a 36 meses de edad
Padrão de sono em crianças de 12 a 36 meses de idade
Catarina Andreia Rosa Saraiva Marinho; João Carvalho Duarte; Cândida Koch; Margarida Reis Santos
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the sleep pattern in children aged 12 to 36 months.
Method: Cross-sectional study, carried out in a sample of 808 children aged 12–36 months who attended day care centers in the district of Viseu, Portugal. The data was collected through a questionnaire applied to parents between November 2018 and September 2019. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal.
Results: The children were found to sleep between 9 h 30 min and 18 h (M=12 h 25 min ±1 h 02 min) per day during the week and between 9 h and 19 h (M=12 h 49 min ±1 h 15 min) on weekends. The children went to bed and woke up later on weekends than during the week (M=21 h 42 min ±40 min, M=8 h 15 min ±50 min, respectively). Most did not take morning naps, but only afternoon naps.
Conclusion: The results indicate that most children (91.5% on weekdays; 85.6% on the weekend) sleep the recommended number of hours. The youngest are the ones who sleep the most.
Implications for practice: It is important that, during child health surveillance consultations, nurses provide health education to parents about the importance of maintaining a sleep pattern that is adequate for their child's age.
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Objetivo: Avaliar o padrão de sono de crianças de 12 a 36 meses.
Método: Estudo transversal, realizado em uma amostra de 808 crianças com 12–36 meses de idade, que frequentavam creches no distrito de Viseu, Portugal. Coleta de dados realizada por meio de questionário aplicado aos pais, entre novembro de 2018 e setembro de 2019. Estudo aprovado pela comissão de ética do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal.
Resultados: Verificou-se que durante a semana as crianças dormiam, por dia, entre 9h 30m e 18h (M=12h 25m ±1h 02m) e no fim de semana, entre 9h e 19h (M=12h 49m ±1h 15m). No fim de semana, as crianças deitavam-se e acordavam mais tarde que à semana (M=21h 42m ±40m, M=8h 15m ±50m, respetivamente). A maioria não dormia a sesta da manhã, somente a da tarde.
Conclusão: Os resultados indicam que a maioria das crianças (91,5% semana; 85,6% fim de semana) dorme o número de horas recomendado. As mais novas são as que dormem mais.
Implicações para a prática: É importante que, nas consultas de vigilância de saúde, os enfermeiros realizem educação para a saúde direcionada aos pais sobre a relevância de manter um padrão de sono adequado à criança.
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22/07/2021
Aceito em:
27/10/2021
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