Home Sleeping Conditions and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Preschool Children
We investigated associations between the home sleeping conditions and sleep quality of low-income preschool children. Parents of pre-school children in Head Start programs in Michigan in the United States completed a sleep environment survey, which asked parents about their children’s sleep conditio...
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doaj-bef8ad459ce044b9b2f3cebcaaae43942020-11-24T22:09:59ZengKorean Society of Sleep MedicineSleep Medicine Research2093-91752233-88532014-06-0151293210.17241/smr.2014.5.1.2948Home Sleeping Conditions and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Preschool ChildrenSeockhoon Chung0Katherine E. Wilson1Alison L. Miller2Dayna Johnson3Julie C. Lumeng4Ronald D. Chervin5 Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Sleep Disorders Center and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Departments of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Sleep Disorders Center and Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAWe investigated associations between the home sleeping conditions and sleep quality of low-income preschool children. Parents of pre-school children in Head Start programs in Michigan in the United States completed a sleep environment survey, which asked parents about their children’s sleep conditions. They also completed the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire, on which higher scores reflect worse quality sleep. Among 120 preschoolers, 52% shared a bed and 53% shared a room at least once per week. Poor sleep quality was correlated with the frequency of sharing a room with parents, falling asleep with the TV on, sleeping in a place that was too bright, and inversely with sleeping alone in one’s own bed. Stepwise regression analysis revealed sleeping alone in his/her own bed was associated with better sleep quality (β = −0.24, standard error = 0.47, p = 0.01). We found that bed-sharing is associated with poorer sleep quality in low-income families.http://www.sleepmedres.org/upload/pdf/smr-5-1-29.pdfCo-sleepingPreschoolerLow-incomeSleeping condition |
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Seockhoon Chung Katherine E. Wilson Alison L. Miller Dayna Johnson Julie C. Lumeng Ronald D. Chervin |
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Seockhoon Chung Katherine E. Wilson Alison L. Miller Dayna Johnson Julie C. Lumeng Ronald D. Chervin Home Sleeping Conditions and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Preschool Children Sleep Medicine Research Co-sleeping Preschooler Low-income Sleeping condition |
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Seockhoon Chung Katherine E. Wilson Alison L. Miller Dayna Johnson Julie C. Lumeng Ronald D. Chervin |
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Home Sleeping Conditions and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Preschool Children |
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Home Sleeping Conditions and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Preschool Children |
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Home Sleeping Conditions and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Preschool Children |
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Home Sleeping Conditions and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Preschool Children |
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Home Sleeping Conditions and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Preschool Children |
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home sleeping conditions and sleep quality in low-income preschool children |
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Sleep Medicine Research |
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We investigated associations between the home sleeping conditions and sleep quality of low-income preschool children. Parents of pre-school children in Head Start programs in Michigan in the United States completed a sleep environment survey, which asked parents about their children’s sleep conditions. They also completed the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire, on which higher scores reflect worse quality sleep. Among 120 preschoolers, 52% shared a bed and 53% shared a room at least once per week. Poor sleep quality was correlated with the frequency of sharing a room with parents, falling asleep with the TV on, sleeping in a place that was too bright, and inversely with sleeping alone in one’s own bed. Stepwise regression analysis revealed sleeping alone in his/her own bed was associated with better sleep quality (β = −0.24, standard error = 0.47, p = 0.01). We found that bed-sharing is associated with poorer sleep quality in low-income families. |
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Co-sleeping Preschooler Low-income Sleeping condition |
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