Maternal perceptions of sleep problems among children and mothers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Israel.
J Sleep Res
; 30(1): e13201, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-808382
ABSTRACT
Despite the marked impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the life of families and its possible negative implications for sleep, little is known about how sleep among parents and children has been impacted by this current crisis. In the present study, we addressed, for the first time, possible consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and home confinement on maternal anxiety, maternal insomnia, and maternal reports of sleep problems among children aged 6-72 months in Israel (N = 264). Our results revealed a high frequency of maternal clinical insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic 23% during the pandemic, compared to only 11% before the pandemic (retrospective reports about 1-2 months before the pandemic). About 80% of mothers reported mild-to-high levels of current COVID-19 anxiety. The majority of mothers reported no change in their child's sleep quality, duration, and sleeping arrangement. However, about 30% reported a negative change in child's sleep quality and a decrease in sleep duration, and there were also mothers who reported a positive change. These findings suggest that the changes in sleep patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic are varied and that no unified change for the worse should be expected. Further consideration of changes in sleep within the family context during this ongoing crisis is needed.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sleep
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Self Report
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COVID-19
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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Mothers
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Sleep Res
Journal subject:
Psychophysiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jsr.13201
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