Hypothesis: Children with sleep disturbances create poor quality of sleep and daytime functioning for the maternal parent.
Variables: When predicting weather a child’s sleep disruptions affected the quality of maternal sleep; the dependent variable was the quality of sleep for the maternal parent and the independent variable was the child’s sleep disruptions. When predicting weather a child’s sleep disruption affected the daily functioning of the maternal parent; the dependent variables were the cause of poor sleep such as overload, depression, paternal distress, fatigue, and sleepiness. The independent variables were child sleep disruptions and maternal sleep quality.
Sample: Families were nominated who had healthy children and mothers with no previous diagnosis of a sleep disorder. They required access to a telephone and had to be capable of answering questions in English. The study consisted of forty-seven mothers who were ninety-eight percent Caucasian and between the ages of thirty and fifty. Ninety-six percent were married and eighty-nine percent had completed education beyond high school. Many of the mothers had jobs: forty percent working part-time out of the home and thirty-two percent working full-time at home. The children were between the ages of three and fourteen and a half. The children consisted of sixty-four percent male and seventy-nine percent had their own room. The child being studied either had no siblings or up to five siblings.
Methods: The research was conducted by the use of multiple types of surveys which were conducted by telephone. The first was a sleep survey called the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) which is a forty-five item questionnaire that examines the previous w...
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...ions. There were a lot of surveys to complete within the two-week time period of the study. The surveys should be spread out a little more and be over a month’s time so they do not cause stress.
The article relates to me because my child had a hard time falling asleep and woke up numerous times during the night. This started from the day she was born till almost the age of 4. Many days it was hard to function because of fatigue and stress. The simplest task of putting your child to sleep became the most dreaded time of the day. Even though you wanted them to sleep so badly, so you could also sleep, it was an exhausting exercise that seemed to take hours. I hope this article makes people aware of the affect your child’s sleep has on yourself and find treatment. I also hope this article creates more treatment options for children with sleep disruptions.
Each year at least 40 million Americans suffer from long term, persistent sleep disorders, and an additional 20 million experience occasional sleeping problems. About 60 million Americans a year have insomnia and it tends to increase with age and affects about 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men. It is estimated that 18 million Americas are suffering from sleep apnea, 12 million have RLS, and 250,000 are affected by narcolepsy. Adults typically need between 6 and 10 hours of sleep per 24 hour period, and most people need approximately 8 hours of sleep per day. Infants generally need about 16 hours per day; whereas, teenagers require 9 hours on average. In the first 3 months of...
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Both Dr. Richard Ferber and Dr. William Sears have impressive credentials. Richard Ferber, M.D is an associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School. His other credentials include board certification in pediatrics and sleep disorders medicine and being the director of the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Children’s Hospital in Boston. Beginning in 1978, he has been doctoring children with sleep problems. Dr. William Sears is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Sears received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School’s Children’s Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, where he served as associate ward chief of the newborn nursery and associate professor of pediatrics. Dr. Sears is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a fellow of the Royal College of Pediatricians. In addition to all his professional credentials he is a father of eight children and has written over 30 books associated with ...
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All children need sleep and want sleep during the weekdays and that is very difficult. It has been noticed that older students and younger students, such as third graders and eleventh graders, sleep patterns are very different. In many places it is the same way that middle schools and high school start earlier than elementary schools. The problem is that adolescents stay up at least two and a half hours later than younger children do (Bergin 2).
One of the issues with most parents of newborns is the amount of sleep their infant obtains and when the sleep occurs whether it is daytime or nighttime. An important goal for parents is ti eliminate the stress of their infants night awakenings by getting their infant to form early, healthy, and independent sleep habits. This is the goal of most parents specifically in western countries such as the United States which is why many are against co-sleeping. Sleeping through the night or settling is a misleading concept. Most adults and children periodically wake up throughout the night and fall back asleep without being aware of these awakenings, something infants cannot achieve right away. Parents of newborns cannot expect the baby to have eight hours of uninterrupted sleep especially in a room by themselves but they can expect gradual improvement. Wolfson, Lacks, and Futterman (1992) studies the effects of parent training on infant sleeping patterns, parents’ stress, and perceived parental compete...
Throughout the world, for centuries, parents and infants have engage in many different sleeping arrangements. In the Western World solitary sleeping is strongly encouraged by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Solitary sleeping, or sleeping in separate rooms and separate beds, is said to promote the infants independence and reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The AAP has even issued multiple warnings on the dangers of shared sleeping arrangements, citing concerns regarding the safety, wellbeing, and the independence of the child. While the health and safety of an infant is the top priority for all the Western idea of solitary sleeping does not consider the different cultural beliefs of others. Therefore, despite
Bronson and Merryman cited a survey done by the National Sleep foundation stating that: “ninety percent of American parents think their child is getting enough sleep,” but that “...sixty percent of high schoolers report daytime sleepiness,” and “a quarter admit their grades have dropped because of it,” in addition “...twenty to thirty-three percent are falling asleep in class at least once a week.” Teens receive about
: Much is said about how long shifts and nurse-to-patient ratio affect the nurse’s health, but little attention has been paid about the effects of sleep deprivation on the health and care of nursing professionals. Although it is important to understand the effects of long hours of work, researchers should also look attentively on the effects of insufficient sleep on the life of nurses.
I began to investigate the relationship between social factors and health as a research assistant at the University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center. During my five-year tenure there, I facilitated projects that primarily investigated the relationship between maternal sleep quality and maternal and perinatal outcomes. As I became immersed in emerging maternal sleep research, I was alarmed by the scarcity of studies examining social differences in sleep quality. Therefore, I independently investigated how race influenced the relationship between sleep q...
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Sleep disorders are an underestimated public health concern considering that fifty to seventy million Americans are affected. Technological advances in the field of sleep have facilitated various theories to explain the need for and the purpose of sleep. Scientist have uncovered many types of sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy. Sleep disorders affect men ,women, children, the elderly, and the obese in different ways. Factors such as the number of children and the effects of menopause have been studied to determine their effects on sleep. Various treatments have been utilized ranging from non-pharmacologic to pharmacologic methods. Scientist have pinpointed areas of the brain that are involved in sleep deprivation and hormones that ultimately affect sleep.
This study will look at sleep habits and grades to see if a significant correlation exists between the two. Sleep is an interesting subject and if a correlation between it and grades may be drawn, whether negative or positive, it will help to further educate and encourage more productive habits among the young and bright individuals that society relies upon. The public should care about the study because the impact is of a nature that could affect the community.
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