2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Evaluation of the mental status changes under the control of sleep and wakefulness in young children --- improving QOL for all in the family

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22700678
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Applied health science
Research Institution	Chiba University of Commerce
Principal Investigator	SEKIGUCHI Yuske 千葉商科大学, 商経学部, 准教授 (50420386)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	午睡 / 睡眠 / QOL / 幼児
Research Abstract	The aim of this study was to understand impact of sleep and activity of young children on their mental stability. Targeting nursery school children, we used CBCL to evaluate impact of limited afternoon nap (reduced from two hours to one hour) on their mental status and/or behaviour. The nap limitation increased problem scores in class of three-year-old children and reduced problem scores in classes of four-year-old and five-year-old children. Reduction of problem scores in class of five-year-old children was seen in common with other three nursery facilities with different environment. These results suggest that classes of four-year-old and five-year-old children (i.e., age of four to six) require a everyday life with reduced afternoon nap from a point of view of QOL.

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