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SLEEP DISORDER OF HOSPITALIZED NEONATES DURING PRESCHOOL AGE
Abstract
Background
Children requiring intensive care in the neonatal period have more fine motor injuries, learning difficulties, eating disorders and sleeping problems. Sleep disorder rate is about 10-30% in children who had no problem in newborn period.
Objectives
We aimed to investigate the rate of sleep disorder in children who were admitted to NICU during newborn period.
Methods
46 patients hospitalized in NICU and still followed in outpatient policlinic at Çukurova University were enrolled in to the study. Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire was performed to evaluate sleep resistance, delay in fall into sleep, duration of sleep, sleep anxiety, parasomnia, midnight awakening and daily sleepiness
Results
Children were 6.64±1.18 (5-9) years old. They were healthy and had no neurological squeal. None of the parents complained about sleep disorders. However, 20 of the 46 (43.47%) children had sleep disorder (Sleep disorder group). 26 children had no sleep disorder (No Sleep Disorder group). There were no statistically difference between groups in terms of gestational age, birth weight, ventilator support, gender (p>0.05)
Conclusion
Although there are no significant difference between groups, sleep disorder rate is higher compared to normal population’s rates reported in the previous studies. Infants discharged from NICU should be under evaluation also for sleep disorder