Comparing infant and toddler sleep patterns prior to and during the first wave of home confinement due to COVID-19 in Spain.

ABSTRACT: Recent literature has shown that sleep patterns are shaped during the first years of life, playing a relevant role in children's functioning. We focused on comparing sleep patterns in infants and toddlers in Spain before and during COVID-19 home confinement to assess the immediate impact on sleep patterns. We compared data from two cross-sectional surveys from parents of 1658 children three to 36 months of age from Spain. One conducted before COVID-19 (2017-2018, n = 1380) and another during COVID-19 pandemic (March-May of 2020, n = 254). We used an internet self-administrated questionnaire using the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) criteria in both surveys. During confinement, infants and toddlers went to sleep later (median bedtime 21:30 before confinement vs. 21:36 during confine

SUBMITTER: Cassanello P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8757922 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature