Parental survey of the sleep patterns and screen time in US school children during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study compared sleep duration, screen exposure and sleep quality in school-aged children before COVID-19 to that during school closures and again when schools re-opened in fall 2020.

Methods

Cross-sectional anonymous, online survey of parents of children 5-13 years old. Questions elicited information about sleep timing and quality, screen time, and schooling at three distinct periods: before the pandemic, when schools first closed and then re-opened in the fall.

Results

Respondents described 101 children who were an average of 8.5 years old and 51% male. In lockdown, children slept 25 min more (95%CI 00:13-00:38) due to later wake times (75 min, 95% CI 0:57-1:34) with later bedtimes (29 min, 95%CI 0:00-0:58). When schools re-opened, sleep duration retu

SUBMITTER: Hassinger AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905756 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature