PDSS A Reliable Way To Measure The Effect Of A Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder And Daytime Sleepiness On Teens’ Academic Performance

The Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS) is an independent, reliable tool in predicting the negative impact of a sleep-related breathing disorder and daytime sleepiness on a teenager’s academic performance.

The study, authored by Daniel Perez-Chada, MD, of Hospital Universitario Austral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, focused on 2,884 students, whose answers to a Spanish version of the PDSS were provided by their parents.

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According to the recent studies, it is proved that, out of 100%, 49% of the students are sleeping less than eight hours on weeknights. This situation is arising because at the weekend time most of the students feel free and stress relieved from various burdens obtained in that week.

In order to make themselves feel enjoy with various tasks, they tend to sleep less and spends more time on other lovable tasks.

Reported snoring or sleep apnea and pediatric daytime sleepiness scale (PDSS) are the independent predictors which are responsible for the poor academic performances.

Students who are suffering with different sleep disorders or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) looks disturbed and they will not be able to concentrate much on their studies. So, most of the snorers or sufferers of sleep apnea will be obtaining lower means of grades in languages and mathematics.

Parents have to take care of their children in order to make them sleep for required amount of time. Otherwise both the health and the academic performance of the children will be affected.

The tips which are given by American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) will be more useful for the parents in order to make their child sleep correctly for required amount of time.

Students must sleep at least 9 hours in night time, with this their body and mind will become active and refreshed. Fresh and active mind encourages learning new things with in short period of time where as the dull and disturbed mind will not force them to learn new things.