نویسندگان
1 گروه پزشکی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد قم
2 گروه بهداشت عمومی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی قم، دانشکده بهداشت
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Background and
Objective:
Snoring is one of the most significant causes of sleep disturbance in children.
Sleep behavior and movement disturbance (SBMD) is common and important and has
prominent effect in quality of daily life in this age group. This study aimed
to assess SBMD in children with a history of snoring in Qom. Materials and
Methods:
In this cross-sectional study, we have chosen 100 children (2-12 years old)
with a history of snoring for 3 months. Their parents fill out two
questionnaire of Berlin and Childhood Sleep Questionnaire. Data was collected
by organized interview and then data analysis was done using SPSS. A p value
less than 0.05 was significant. Results: The mean SBMD was
13.78±3. There were also 52% and 30% frequent and severe snoring, respectively,
apnea was observed in 18% of cases and snoring with troubling others was noted
in 27% of cases. In addition, bruxism was in 37% of cases, sleep walking was in
4% of cases and sleep talking was reported in 30% of cases. Conclusion: This study showed
the high prevalence of SBMD in children. It is important to educate subject
with sleep disturbance and to train their parents for helping to achieve better
sleep and early diagnosis of sleep problem in children.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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