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2014; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 37; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/fch.0000000000000044

1550-5057

Anna M. Adachi‐Mejia, Patricia M. Edwards, Diane Gilbert‐Diamond, Glen Greenough, Ardis L. Olson,

Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue

The purpose of this study was to determine if mobile phones interfere with adolescent sleep. We conducted a pilot test in a pediatric primary care practice of 454 patients, half female (51.2%), 12 to 20 years old (mean = 15) attending a well-child visit. Adolescents completed paper-and-pencil surveys in the waiting room. More than half took their mobile phone to bed (62.9%) and kept it turned on while sleeping (56.8%). Almost half used their phone as their alarm (45.7%). More than one-third texted after going to bed (36.7%). Two or more times per week, 7.9% were awakened by a text after going to sleep.