Delegate: Dr Hetaf Alammar
Affiliations: Assisstent Professor in Psychology at Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia
Activity: On Thursday 14th March 2019, my students and I promoted the World Sleep Day at Albasateen Mall in Shaqra, Saudi Arabia. We reached the general public, students and academics at the same time and talked about the importance of sleep in our life.
Our activities involved:
– 13 infographics were prepared by students about sleep topics and sleep research such as:
Sleep literature
Sleep problems
Narcolepsy
Bedtime stories
Sleep problems in the elderly
Impact of electronic devices on sleep
Sleep in children with neurodevelopmental disorders
Tips to improve sleep
Sleep and the environment
Impact of sleep problems in children
Sleep research in the Shaqra Governorate (conducted last semester)
Infographics can be found in the following link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-8Tui8O0Pe0Q8n8gzeAl4st3XBWgAlJQ
– Sleep habits cards for children in Arabic and English were discussed with children who visited the corner to encourage them in developing a bedtime routine.
– Bedtime stories—50 stories were given to families who visited the corner to encourage reading at bedtime.
– A short video on the prevention and management of sleep problems in children was presented.
https://youtu.be/qQUhVfe6CJo
– Bananas and lemon juice were given to visitors.
– (Ask a psychologist) about your sleep and where to go if you have signs of sleep problems.
– English books about sleep were discussed with students and academics in a medically related area. A discussion about the importance of translating them was carried out.
– 10 abstracts about sleep-related topics were presented and shared with the visitors (students and academics). They are taken from the Awareness Project (which is a requirement of the graduation project (psy486) for female students of the Psychology Department, seventh level, College of Education at Shaqra University, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). It is divided into 19 projects. Eighty-one students participated in the project. Ten of them were about sleep-related areas. Titles of the research can be divided as follows:
- Sleep Difficulties and their Relationship with the Behavioural, Emotional and Social Aspects in a Sample of Kindergarten Children in Shaqra Governorate
- Sleep Difficulties and their Relationship with the Behavioural, Emotional and Social Aspects in a sample of Female Students in the Elementary Stage of Education in Shaqra and Sager
- Sleep Difficulties and their Relationship with the Behavioural, Emotional and Social Aspects in a sample of Female Students in the Intermediate Stage of Education in Shaqra Governorate
- Sleep Difficulties and their Relationship with Anxiety, Depression and Stress in a sample of High School Female Students in Shaqra Governorate
- Sleep Disorders and their Relationship with Anxiety, Depression and Stress in a sample of College of Education Female Students in Shaqra Governorate
- Sleep Disorders Correlation with Anxiety, Depression and Stress in a sample of College of Applied Medical Sciences Female Students in Shaqra Governorate
- Patterns of healthy behaviour and sleep disorders according to the variable of specialization among a sample of female students of the College of Science and Arts in Shaqra University
- Differences between females who lost one or both parents and those who did not lose any of them as to the quality of life, sleep disorders and symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress
- Differences between mothers of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and mothers of normal children as to sleep disorders and symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress
- Differences between children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and normal children as to sleep difficulties and some behavioural aspects
Abstracts of the 10 examples of research can be found in the following links:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CjCqOGpoPdjFktoYmU56oP2rMOQCcnNf/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q5GdNxGOveE2Hub5d9uUHakPSM8NCBVC/view?usp=drivesdk
Pictures of the activity can be found in the following link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-60DPt06fCvtg7vEallagpFHm4VEjU3D
Location: Albasateen Mall, Shaqra
Date of Activity: 14-3-2019
Submitted By: Dr Hetaf Alammar
