Open AccessChildren's sleep: is it given its due importance?
Author(s) -
Ana Elisa Ribeiro Fernandes,
Ananda Pereira Novais,
Bruna Meira Feitosa,
Frederico Cunha Valim,
Mariana Aparecida Pasa Morgan,
Mariana Rocha Figueiredo,
Paula Quinaglia Milan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
revista médica de minas gerais
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2238-3182
pISSN - 0103-880X
DOI - 10.5935/2238-3182.20140098
Subject(s) - sleep (system call) , psychology , computer science , cognitive psychology , programming language
Objective: Verify the importance given to sleep disorders in children. Methods: cross-sectional study, observational and retrospective, based on reviews of exams for the title of Specialist in Pediatrics available on the official website of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics in order to check how many questions addressed the theme of “sleep”. Results: a total of 853 questions were analyzed; two were sleep-related, one in 2004 and one in 2006, related to night terrors. Conclusion: the need of knowledge by the pediatrician about sleep disorders in childhood is not given importance despite its high prevalence and its various bio-psychosocial consequences.
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