1037 Assessing the Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Sleep Patterns in Children Using Polysomnography
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown, quarantines, virtual classrooms, and work-from-home policies during this pandemic have had a significant impact on the sleep patterns of children and caregivers. Multiple international studies have revealed the pandemic has caused increased sleep latency, sleep disruption, increased use of sleep aides, and worsening of previously diagnosed sleep disorders. To our knowledge, no studies have objectively recorded the impact of a global pandemic on children via review of the polysomnogram (PSG) to date. This study aimed to quantify the impact of a global pandemic on sleep patterns within the pediatric population via polysomnographic review.
A retrospective case-control study enrolled 6-12-year-old children, excluding those with mild-severe obstructive sleep apnea. Conducted at a single academic center.
Ninety-nine children underwent PSG during the pre-pandemic period in 2019, and 85 children underwent PSG during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PSG studies analyzed sleep parameters such as sleep efficiency, sleep latency, total sleep time, REM latency, total REM time, REM AHI, and arousal index. Data analysis was done with SPSS version 26. Estimates were adjusted ANCOVA. There was a statistically significant reduction in Sleep Efficiency (P < 0.0001), an increase in Sleep Latency (P < 0.029), and a reduction in % REM Sleep and total REM time (P < 0.001).
The data showed a statistically significant decline in pediatric sleep efficiency and sleep quality…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a case-control, done in people. Its evidence level is 4 of 5 (Low · observational). Observational designs can show an association but not prove cause.
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