scholarly journals Actigraphic Sleep and Dietary Macronutrient Intake in Children Aged 6–9 Years Old: A Pilot Study

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2568
Author(s):  
Silvia Coronado Ferrer ◽  
Isabel Peraita-Costa ◽  
Agustín Llopis-Morales ◽  
Yolanda Picó ◽  
José Miguel Soriano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Macronutrient Intake ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Dietary Recommendations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Similar Association ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between different sleep parameters and energy and macronutrient intake in school-aged children. A total of 203 children 6 to 9 years of age participated in this cross-sectional study. Anthropometric measurements were taken first. Diet was assessed with 3-day food logs and sleep was measured with a questionnaire on sleep quality and a wrist actigraph worn for at least 7 days. A decrease of 165.45 kcal was observed per each additional hour of sleep during the week (β (95% CI) = −165.45 (−274.01, −56.88); p = 0.003). This relationship was also observed for fat (β (95% CI) = −11.14 (−18.44, −3.84); p = 0.003) and protein (β (95% CI) = −13.27 (−22.52, −4.02); p = 0.005). An increase in weekend sleep efficiencies for those under the recommended threshold of 85% also had a similar association with energy (β (95% CI) = −847.43 (−1566.77, 128.09); p = 0.021) and carbohydrate (β (95% CI) = −83.96 (−161.76, −6.15); p = 0.035)) intake. An increase in habitual sleep variability was related with a slight increase in protein intake (β (95% CI) = 0.32 (0.031, 0.62); p = 0.031). Children who slept less had a higher energy intake, especially from fat and protein and those who presented inefficient sleep had a higher carbohydrate intake. Strategies to enhance sleep quality and quantity combined with dietary recommendations could help to improve energy and macronutrient intake levels in children.

scholarly journals Boundarylessness and sleep quality among virtual team members – a cross-sectional study from Germany

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Rohwer ◽  
Ann-Christin Kordsmeyer ◽  
Volker Harth ◽  
Stefanie Mache
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Virtual Teamwork ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background In the course of globalisation and digitalisation, new ways of work become increasingly prevalent. To remain competitive as an organisation, cooperation across time, place, and organisational boundaries becomes necessary. Virtual teamwork offers these advantages, but can also be both, an opportunity and a burden, for employees. The aim of this study is to gain first insights into job demands and resources in virtual teamwork to create a basis for deducing appropriate health promotion and prevention measures. Methods In this cross-sectional study, an online questionnaire was used to examine the relationship between boundarylessness as a job demand, psychological detachment as a personal resource, as well as perceived stress and sleep quality as health outcomes among 46 employees in virtual teamwork in Germany. Data collection lasted from October 2019 to January 2020. Validated scales were used for the questionnaire, except for virtuality. Due to insufficient operationalisation to date, a virtuality scale was developed based on the current state of research. The data were analysed with multiple regression analyses. Results The results show that virtuality and perceived stress impaired sleep quality of virtual team members in this sample. In contrast, successful psychological detachment from work was positively related to sleep quality. There were no significant results for boundarylessness. Virtual team members with managerial responsibility showed higher levels of psychological detachment. Conclusion The study provides first insights in the relationship between virtual teamwork and employee health in the German context. Further research, particularly on job demands in virtual teamwork, is needed to derive concrete health promotion and prevention measures.

scholarly journals Can the relationship between ethnicity and obesity-related behaviours among school-aged children be explained by deprivation? A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e003949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine L Falconer ◽  
Min Hae Park ◽  
Helen Croker ◽  
Anthony S Kessel ◽  
Sonia Saxena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between sleep quality and lifestyle in postmenopausal Iranian women: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 883-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitra Tadayon ◽  
Mahnaz Ilkhani ◽  
Parvin Abedi ◽  
Mohammadhossein Haghighi Zadeh
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Iranian Women ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The role of technology and social media use on sleep-onset difficulties among Italian adolescents: a cross-sectional study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirosha Elsem Varghese ◽  
Eugenio Santoro ◽  
Alessandra Lugo ◽  
Juan J Madrid-Valero ◽  
Simone Ghislandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND The use of technology and social media among adolescents are an increasingly prevalent phenomenon. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the relationship between frequency of the use of electronic devices and social media and sleep-onset difficulties among the Italian population. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the use of technology and social media, including Facebook and YouTube, and sleep-onset difficulties among adolescents from Lombardy, the most populous region in Italy. METHODS The relationship between use of technology and social media, and sleep-onset difficulties was investigated. Data came from the 2013-2014 wave of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, a school-based cross-sectional study conducted on 3172 adolescents aged 11 to 15 years in Northern Italy. Information was collected on difficulties in falling asleep over the last 6 months. We estimated the odds ratios (OR) for sleep-onset difficulties and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI), using logistic regression models after adjustment for major potential confounders. RESULTS The percentage of adolescents with sleep-onset difficulties were 34.3% overall, 29.7% in boys and 39.2% in girls. It was 30.3% in 11yo, 36.2% in 13yo and 37.3% in 15yo adolescents. Sleep onset difficulties were more frequent among adolescents with higher use of electronic device: for general use (OR for highest vs lowest tertile of use= 1.50; 95% CI: 1.21-1.85); use for playing games (OR= 1.35; 95% CI: 1.11-1.64); use of online social network (OR for always vs never or rarely= 1.40; 95% CI: 1.09-1.81); and YouTube (OR= 2.00; 95% CI: 1.50-2.66). CONCLUSIONS This study adds novel information about the relationship between sleep-onset difficulties and technology and social media in a representative sample of school-aged children from a geographical location that has not been included in studies of this type previously. Exposure to screen-based devices and online social media is significantly associated with adolescent sleep onset-difficulties. Interventions to create a well-coordinated parent and school centered strategy, thereby increasing awareness on the unfavorable effect of evolving technologies on sleep among adolescents are needed.

The relationship between cyberbullying and friendship dynamics on adolescent body dissatisfaction: A cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Kenny ◽  
Lindsay Sullivan ◽  
Mary Callaghan ◽  
Michal Molcho ◽  
Colette Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between cyberbullying and friendship dynamics on adolescent body dissatisfaction was examined. Data from the Irish contribution to the international cross-sectional 2013/2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study were used. Results showed that girls were three times more likely than boys to report that their body is too fat, and adolescents who were cyberbullied were almost twice as likely as adolescents who were not cyberbullied to consider themselves too fat. Stronger friendship dynamics were associated with decreased levels of body dissatisfaction, and friendship dynamics were found to partially mediate the relationship between cyberbullying and body dissatisfaction.

scholarly journals Occupational Difference in Association of Poor Sleep Quality and Metabolic Syndrome: Differences between Workers and Employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sima Hashemipour ◽  
Zohreh Yazdi ◽  
Azam Ghorbani
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Metabolic Complications ◽  
Employee Group ◽  
The Relationship

Background. Regarding insufficient data about interaction of job in association of sleep quality with metabolic syndrome (MS), this study has been designed to evaluate this association in workers and employees. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 448 municipal staff (employee group: N = 295 ; worker group: N = 153 ) referring for periodic examinations. The relationship between sleep quality and MS and their relevant components was investigated in both groups. Results. In the worker group, poor sleep quality was independently associated with the risk of MS by 3.04 times ( P < 0.01 ). Among the components of metabolic syndrome, hypertriglyceridemia was associated with a greater number of sleep disorder components. There was no association between metabolic syndrome and sleep quality in the employee group. Conclusion. Poor sleep quality exerts different effects on metabolic complications in employees and workers.

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