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Pia Cassanello
Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7707-2385
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Introduction
Recent literature has shown that sleep patterns are shaped during the first years of life, playing a relevant role in children’s functioning. We focused on comparing sleep patterns in infants and toddlers in Spain before and during COVID-19 home confinement to assess the immediate impact on sleep patterns.
Methods
e compared data from two cross-sectional surveys from parents of 1,658 children three to 36 months of age from Spain. One conducted before COVID-19 (2017-2018, n=1,380) and another during COVID-19 pandemic (March-May of 2020, n=254). We used an internet self-administrated questionnaire using the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) criteria in both surveys.
Results
During confinement infants and toddlers went to sleep later (median bedtime 21.5 before confinement vs. 21.6 during confinement p=0.004). We found a statistically significant increase in infants’ and toddlers’ sleep latency by >30 minutes during confinement (p<0.001). Based on the recommended BISQ criteria for classifying inadequate sleep patterns, we observed a statistically significant increase in poor sleepers meeting at least one criterion during confinement (p<0.001).
Conclusions
Parents during COVID-19 home confinement reported several factors affecting the quality of their children’s sleep. Follow-up studies can help understand the potential long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep patterns.
Keywords
COVID-19 outbreak, early childhood, home confinement, sleep disturbances, sleep patterns
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Pia Cassanello
Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya
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Introduction
Recent literature has shown that sleep patterns are shaped during the first years of life, playing a relevant role in children’s functioning. We focused on comparing sleep patterns in infants and toddlers in Spain before and during COVID-19 home confinement to assess the immediate impact on sleep patterns.
Methods
e compared data from two cross-sectional surveys from parents of 1,658 children three to 36 months of age from Spain. One conducted before COVID-19 (2017-2018, n=1,380) and another during COVID-19 pandemic (March-May of 2020, n=254). We used an internet self-administrated questionnaire using the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) criteria in both surveys.
Results
During confinement infants and toddlers went to sleep later (median bedtime 21.5 before confinement vs. 21.6 during confinement p=0.004). We found a statistically significant increase in infants’ and toddlers’ sleep latency by >30 minutes during confinement (p<0.001). Based on the recommended BISQ criteria for classifying inadequate sleep patterns, we observed a statistically significant increase in poor sleepers meeting at least one criterion during confinement (p<0.001).
Conclusions
Parents during COVID-19 home confinement reported several factors affecting the quality of their children’s sleep. Follow-up studies can help understand the potential long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep patterns.
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