Can children's oral hygiene and sleep routines be compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic?

ABSTRACT:

Background

During COVID-19 pandemic, children are confined at home, with changes in family routines.

Aim

Evaluate sleep disorders among Brazilian and Portuguese children during social distancing, and its association with parental perception of child's oral hygiene.

Design

In this cross-sectional study, Portuguese and Brazilian parents/caregivers of 3- to 15-year-old children, practicing social distancing due to COVID-19 pandemic, answered an online questionnaire, from April 24-26, 2020, evaluating sociodemographic characteristics, child's school activities online, child's sleep quality during social distancing. Two questions from the questionnaire, developed based on previous studies, evaluated the parental perception of child's oral hygiene quality and routine change

SUBMITTER: Baptista AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7537505 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature