The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children
Objectives: Sleep is one of the basic elements which affects the growth and development and mental health of the child. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep habits and mental health in elementary school children in Nahavand/Iran. Methods: In t...
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| author | Farshid Shamsaei Mohammad Mahdi Daraei Hassan Aahmadinia Arash khalili Marzieh Seif |
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| description | Objectives: Sleep is one of the basic elements which affects the growth and development and
mental health of the child. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep
habits and mental health in elementary school children in Nahavand/Iran. Methods: In this correlation
study, 240 children aged 6-11 years old were selected by cluster random sampling from
schools of Nahavand city in Iran, 2017. Data were collected through questionnaires included demographic
information, children’s sleep habits (CSHQ) and children sickness indications (CSI-4).
Questionnaires were completed by one of parents as self-report. The data were analyzed using
Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis. Results: Based on results, Trouble in sleeping was
reported by 36% and mental health disorders by 24.5% of elementary schools children. The regression
analysis showed sleep habits had significant associations with the mental health score.
In other words, improper sleep habits were associated with higher scores of illness symptoms of
mental health that are indicative of poor mental health. Discussion: Sleep disorder is one of the
problems of elementary schools children, which related to their mental health. Sleep health training
for parents and trainers in schools can help to improve the mental health of children by reforming
proper sleep habits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7432b44df4f44e495fb43e5e840441e2024-01-02T10:06:20ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Sleep Science1984-06591984-00632019-06-01122949910.5935/1984-0063.20190067The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School ChildrenFarshid Shamsaei0Mohammad Mahdi Daraei1Hassan Aahmadinia2Arash khalili3Marzieh Seif4Associate Professor, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical sciences, Hamadan, Iran.MSc of Pediatric Student, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Department of Biostatistics, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Chronic Disease (home care) Research Center, Hamadan university of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.MSc of Pediatric Student, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Objectives: Sleep is one of the basic elements which affects the growth and development and mental health of the child. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep habits and mental health in elementary school children in Nahavand/Iran. Methods: In this correlation study, 240 children aged 6-11 years old were selected by cluster random sampling from schools of Nahavand city in Iran, 2017. Data were collected through questionnaires included demographic information, children’s sleep habits (CSHQ) and children sickness indications (CSI-4). Questionnaires were completed by one of parents as self-report. The data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis. Results: Based on results, Trouble in sleeping was reported by 36% and mental health disorders by 24.5% of elementary schools children. The regression analysis showed sleep habits had significant associations with the mental health score. In other words, improper sleep habits were associated with higher scores of illness symptoms of mental health that are indicative of poor mental health. Discussion: Sleep disorder is one of the problems of elementary schools children, which related to their mental health. Sleep health training for parents and trainers in schools can help to improve the mental health of children by reforming proper sleep habits.http://sleepscience.org.br/export-pdf/609/ssci-12-02-0094.pdfsleep habitsmental healthchildren |
| spellingShingle | Farshid Shamsaei Mohammad Mahdi Daraei Hassan Aahmadinia Arash khalili Marzieh Seif The Relationship between Sleep Habits and Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School Children Sleep Science sleep habits mental health children |
| title | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and
Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School
Children |
| title_full | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and
Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School
Children |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and
Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School
Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and
Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School
Children |
| title_short | The Relationship between Sleep Habits and
Mental Health in Iranian Elementary School
Children |
| title_sort | relationship between sleep habits and mental health in iranian elementary school children |
| topic | sleep habits mental health children |
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