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The State of Sleep Among College Students at a Large Public University

2011; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 59; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07448481.2010.520051

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Kathryn M. Orzech, David B. Salafsky, Lee Ann Hamilton,

Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

Data about college student sleep were collected and used to develop an education campaign to improve sleep.On-campus residents at a large state university were surveyed on 4 occasions, October 2005 to April 2007. Sample size was 675 to 1,823 students. Fall 2005 mean age = 18.5 years, SD = 1.03 (range 18-30) years. Initial survey included 935 males and 1,859 females (2005-2006). Matched pairs data (2006-2007) included 91 males and 107 females. Twenty-six males and 22 females participated in interviews.A survey administered online included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, along with an 8-question in-person interview.Poor sleep interacted with academics and mental health, and an education campaign positively affected student sleep.Teaching students how to effectively manage sleep can improve their well-being. Sleep may also be a gateway topic for health care professionals to address sensitive health issues such as depression.