Table 2 Parental report of school-aged children’s sleep quality and behaviors before COVID-19, during the school closures (lockdown) and during the school year in the fall of 2020
Sleep habit | Before the pandemic | Lockdown | School year in fall 2020 | Comparing before to lockdown | Comparing lockdown to fall 2020 | Comparing fall 2020 to before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USUALLY or ALWAYS Went to bed the same time every night | 87% | 39% | 58% | 0.025a | < 0.001a | < 0.001a |
RARELY Slept in another’s bed | 82% | 69% | 72% | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
RARELY Had a nightmare | 92% | 67% | 75% | 0.002a | < 0.001 | 0.003a |
RARELY Struggled at bedtime | 89% | 65% | 70% | < 0.001a | < 0.001a | 0.014a |
RARELY Tired or hyperactive during the day | 65% | 40% | 43% | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | < 0.001a |
RARELY Did not get enough sleep | 68% | 46% | 47% | < 0.001a | < 0.001 | < 0.001a |
Had GOOD or EXCELLENT Sleep | 90% | 48% | 58% | 0.060a | < 0.001 | 0.016a |