ABSTRACT

Electronic devices are routinely associated with adverse effects on sleep; however, prospective studies among healthy children are unavailable. This study examined relationships among specific and total electronic device use within the hour before bed and same-night sleep patterns among 55 pre-pubertal children (7–11 years) without medical, psychiatric or sleep disorders. Sleep was assessed via subjective reports and actigraphy for 5 weeknights and pre-bed device use was assessed via daily diary. Neither total devices use nor any single type predicted sleep parameters the same night. The extent to which pre-bed electronics use impacts sleep in healthy children requires further investigation.

摘要

电子设备通常会对睡眠产生不利影响；然而，在健康儿童中的前瞻性研究是不可用的。本研究调查了 55 名没有医学、精神疾病或睡眠障碍的青春期前儿童（7-11 岁）在睡前一小时内使用特定和全部电子设备与同晚睡眠模式之间的关系。通过主观报告和活动记录评估 5 个工作日晚上的睡眠情况，并通过每日日记评估睡前设备的使用情况。同一天晚上既没有使用所有设备，也没有任何单一类型的预测睡眠参数。睡前电子产品使用对健康儿童睡眠的影响程度需要进一步调查。