Study Objectives:

Sleep plays a vital role in the cognitive and neurodevelopmental outcome of children; therefore, adequate sleep is needed to improve academic performance. Primary objective of the study is to find out the prevalence of sleep behavior and its effect on academic performance in schoolchildren age 6 12 years translating into greater opportunity for healthy development and academic success.

Methods:

Our study included 791 healthy children between ages 6 to 12 years from schools part of the Central Board of Secondary Education in the South Indian urban population. Pro forma and The Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ, along with local language translation) was given to the parents, and any doubts regarding the questionnaire were clarified during parent-teacher meetings. The previous two cycles of academic grades for these children were collected and categorized into A, B, and C grades accordingly. Then the statistical analysis of the filled CSHQ questionnaires was performed .

Results:

On analyzing the CSHQ questionnaire, 71.9% of the children studied had a score higher than 41, which is in the clinical range indicating a significant prevalence of altered sleep habits. Other risk factors include nocturnal enuresis (3.5%), snoring (10.6%), night terrors (8%), and teeth grinding (6.4%).

Conclusions:

Altered sleep habits have a major effect on the academic performance of the school-age children. Assessment of sleep habits should be included in routine pediatric office visits.

中文翻译：

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睡眠习惯对 6 至 12 岁学龄儿童学业成绩的影响：一项横断面观察研究

学习目标：

睡眠在儿童的认知和神经发育结果中起着至关重要的作用；因此，需要充足的睡眠来提高学习成绩。该研究的主要目的是找出睡眠行为的普遍性及其对 6 至 12 岁学龄儿童学业成绩的影响，从而转化为健康发展和学业成功的更大机会。

方法：

我们的研究包括来自南印度城市人口中央中等教育委员会学校的 791 名 6 至 12 岁的健康儿童。向家长提供了备考和儿童睡眠习惯问卷（CSHQ，以及当地语言翻译），并在家长会上澄清了对问卷的任何疑问。收集这些孩子前两个周期的学业成绩，并相应地分为 A、B 和 C 级。然后对填写的CSHQ问卷进行统计分析。

结果：

在分析 CSHQ 问卷时，71.9% 的研究儿童的得分高于 41，这在临床范围内表明睡眠习惯改变的显着普遍性。其他危险因素包括夜间遗尿 (3.5%)、打鼾 (10.6%)、夜惊 (8%) 和磨牙 (6.4%)。

结论：

睡眠习惯的改变对学龄儿童的学业成绩有重大影响。对睡眠习惯的评估应包括在儿科常规就诊中。