Sleep habits and sleep disorders in Italian children and adolescents: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

The aim was to describe sleep habits and epidemiology of the most common sleep disorders in Italian children and adolescents.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study in which parents of typically developing children and adolescents (1-18 years) completed an online survey available in Italy, gathering retrospective information focusing on sleep habits and disorders.

Results

Respondents were 4,321 typically developing individuals (48.6% females). Most of our sample did not meet the age-specific National Sleep Foundation recommendations for total sleep duration (31.9% of toddlers, 71.5% of preschoolers, 61.6% of school-age children, and 41.3% of adolescents). Napping was described in 92.6% of toddlers and in 35.2% of preschoolers. Regarding geographical

SUBMITTER: Breda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10071380 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature