Date Presented 04/20/2023
Sleep is an important part of a child’s physical and mental health. This study analyzed the relationship between children’s sleep quality and occupational area to help with children’s occupational intervention and sleep guidance.
Primary Author and Speaker: YAENA Ha
Additional Authors and Speakers: Geum Mi Roh, Eunjin Kim, Eunji Kim
Contributing Authors: Ickpyo Hong, Sangmi Park
PURPOSE: Low sleep quality in school-age children can cause problems in children’s daily functions, such as cognitive function, attention, memory, and creativity. Sleep is an important part of occupation for wellness. However, there are few prior studies dealing with sleep from the perspective of occupational therapy. This study aimed to analyze the association between the sleep quality and the occupational areas in school-age children.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional secondary data analysis. This study used the 2020 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). Children ages between of 6 and 11 without diagnoses.
METHODS: Multiple regression analysis was performed to analyze the association between occupational areas and sleep. SAS 9.4 program was used for data management and statistical analyses.
RESULTS: The data from 6,751 children was analyzed. Mean age of included children was 8.48 (SD = 1.72, p = .3189). Associations occupational performance with sleep quality were statistically significant after controlling for age, sex, race, language, and the number of children in a household — social participation: β = 0.11 (p < .0001), education: β = 0.11 (p < .0001), leisure: β = 0.09 (p < .0001), work: β = 0.05 (p = 0.0007), health management: β = 0.05 (p < .0001), play: β = 0.04 (p = 0.0001).
CONCLISION: The study findings indicated that social participation, education, leisure, work, health management, and play could be modifiable components that were associated with the sleep quality in school-age children. Occupational therapists guide for children to participate in various occupational areas is recommended to enhance children’s sleep quality.
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