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Table 1 Sleep education

From: Sleep education in pediatric residency programs: a cross-cultural look

Country

HK

IN

ID

JP

KR

SG

TH

VN

US-CA

Total

 

n = 3

n = 17

n = 9

n =35

n = 20

n = 2

n = 1

n = 1

n =64

n = 152

Specialty area (% of respondents reporting covering each topic)

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Cardiology

33

47

0

17

10

50

0

0

19

26

ENT/Otolaryngology

0

29

0

20

30

100

0

0

31

26

Neurology

33

53

0

54

60

100

0

0

39

45

Respiratory

100

71

11

43

60

100

100

100

55

53

Development

33

77

89

60

60

100

0

0

55

61

Psychiatry/Psychology

33

41

0

23

45

50

0

0

17

24

Total (mean minutes)

420

788

77

420

281

50

180

120

162

266

Total (median minutes)

420

240

90

60

210

50

180

120

120

120

Specialty topics (% of respondents reporting covering each topic)

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Normal sleep

100

65

89

37

80

100

0

100

95

76

Delayed sleep phase disorder

67

12

44

17

30

50

0

0

58

38

Hypersomnia

100

41

33

20

55

50

0

0

73

52

Insomnia

100

35

33

23

45

50

0

100

59

45

Parasomnias

100

71

67

37

75

100

0

0

92

72

Behavioral insomnia of childhood

100

53

44

37

75

100

0

0

92

69

Sleep apnea

100

94

44

63

95

100

100

100

91

83

Sleep related rhythmic movements

100

41

22

29

95

50

0

0

64

49

Sleep in medical disorders

67

41

22

23

25

100

100

0

39

33

  1. Note:
  2. • Percentages presented are the percentage of respondents in each country that indicated a topic is covered in their curriculum.
  3. • Zeros indicate that respondents reported no coverage of sleep education in general or for a specific topic.