The Relationship between Sleep Time and Mental Health Problems According to the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Children after an Earthquake Disaster
The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15487559 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shuntaro Itagaki (0000-0001-5837-2825, Fukushima Medical University, corresponding author), Tetsuya Ohira (0000-0003-4532-7165, Fukushima Medical University), Masato Nagai (0000-0003-0818-3158, Fukushima Medical University), Seiji Yasumura (0000-0002-4715-2840, Fukushima Medical University), Masaharu Maeda (0000-0001-5186-9484, Fukushima Medical University), Yuriko Suzuki (0000-0002-3551-6512, Fukushima Medical University), Hirobumi Mashiko (Fukushima Medical University), Tetsuya Shiga (0000-0001-9287-8272, Fukushima Medical University), Itaru Miura (0000-0002-2133-5809, Fukushima Medical University), Hirooki Yabe (0000-0003-2668-129X, Fukushima Medical University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 633-633 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15040633 |
| PMID | 29601489 |
| OpenAlex | W2794697527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
A cross-sectional study was performed on the adverse effects of sleep time on the mental health of children after the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent nuclear reactor accident in March 2011. The target participants were children aged 4-15 years living inside the government-designated evacuation zone as of 11 March 2011 ( n = 29,585). The participants' parents/guardians completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and sleep time data were obtained from the 2011 Fukushima Health Management Survey. A total of 18,745 valid responses were returned. We excluded questionnaires with incomplete answers leaving 13,272 responses for the final analysis. First, we divided the children into three age groups for analysis. Second, we divided each age group into four or five groups based on sleep time per day. We used SDQ scores ≥16 to indicate a high risk of mental health problems. In the 4-6-year-old group, those with a sleep time of <9 h had a higher risk. In the 7-12-year-old group, those with ≥10 h of sleep time had a higher risk. In the 13-15-year-old group, those with ≥9 h of sleep time had a higher risk. Shorter sleep time was associated with a higher risk of mental health in 4-6-year-olds. On the other hand, oversleeping was associated with a high risk of mental health in 7-15-year-olds
Cross-sectional study · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Psychiatry · Questionnaire · Sleep (system call · Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |