Prevalência de distúrbios do sono em crianças de 5 a 10 anos

• Main Authors: Frederico Fontes Orengo, Renata Bandeira de Melo Lopes, Waleska Sena Nogueira Wojcieszyn, Tatiane Castanha de Melo, Renata Albino Barros, Djalma Feliciano dos Santos Júnio, Denise Maria Martins Vancea
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2012-01-01
• Series: ConScientiae Saúde
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92923674016

Introduction: Sleep is a state of protection of the body during which it undergoes many physiological changes. It is a reorganization of the nervous system's activity. Sleep disorders affect people across all age groups, reaching from children to adults. Objective: To determine the prevalence of sleep disorder in the population of children living in the II Sanitary District of the city of Recife. Methods: A questionnaire based on the Index Pittsburgh Sleep Quality was applied in children's parents or guardians. Results: The analysis of the questionnaire responses showed that 16.9% from the interviewed children were classified as "poor sleepers", with scores between 6 and 15, presenting 57% female and 43% male. Conclusion: The results showed that a considerable portion of the children suffer from some kind of sleep disorder, leading to a possible underreporting on the poor quality of their sleep during basic health care.