Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

July 28, 2020

Sleep of Preschoolers during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak

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  • Results of a Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire administered to 1,619 caregivers of preschoolers (4-6 years) in China during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with a sociodemographically similar sample in 2018, found later bedtimes and wake times during the pandemic period, longer nocturnal and shorter nap sleep durations, comparable 24-hr sleep duration, and fewer caregiver-reported sleep disturbances. 

Liu et al. (July 2020). Sleep of Preschoolers during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak. Journal of Sleep Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13142