Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (대한소아청소년정신의학회)
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Preliminary Study of Children's Sleep Problems in an Elementary School in Daegu

대구지역 일개 초등학교를 대상으로 한 소아 수면문제에 대한 예비연구

  • Seo, Wan-Seok (Department of Psychiatry, University of Yeungnam, College of Medicine) ;
  • Koo, Bon-Hoon (Department of Psychiatry, University of Yeungnam, College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Min-Ji (Department of Psychiatry, University of Yeungnam, College of Medicine) ;
  • Rho, Yeung-Hwan (Department of Psychiatry, University of Yeungnam, College of Medicine) ;
  • Sung, Hyung-Mo (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Kumi CHA Medical Center) ;
  • Shin, Ji-Hyun (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongguk University School of Medicine, Gyeongju Hospital)
  • 서완석 (영남대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 구본훈 (영남대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 김민지 (영남대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 노영환 (영남대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 성형모 (포천중문의대 구미차병원 정신과학교실) ;
  • 신지현 (동국대학교 의과대학 경주병원 정신과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.10.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sleep problems in Korean elementary school children and the differences in sleep problems elated to their school grade and gender. Methods : One public elementary school in Dae-gu, Korea as randomly selected. And, parents who agreed to participate this study were asked to complete a modified version of Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea screening questionnaire (TuCASA). Results: The most common sleep problem was 'falling asleep in vehicle (44.2%)' and the prevalence rate of this problem differed by school grade. The prevalence rate of falling asleep while watching TV before 8 P.M. (8.0%), daytime fatigue (21.9%) and nocturnal enuresis during the past 6 months (5.3%) were significantly differed by school grade. The prevalence rate of falling asleep while doing home work, falling sleep during a lesson, snoring and bruxism were 12.6%, 1.0%, 26.7% and 13.2% respectively. Although these rates did not show any differences between grades, snoring as more in boys and daytime fatigue was more in girls. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that many elementary school children may have various sleep problems. Lower grade elementary schoolers had sleep problems which related to euro-developmental factors, whereas higher grade elementary schoolers had sleep problems related to sleep deprivation and stress. Finally, more female schooler showed signs of fatigue or sleepiness than male schoolers.

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