Effectiveness of sleep education programs to improve sleep hygiene and/or sleep quality in college students

Dietrich, Shellene K; Francis-Jimenez, Coleen M; Knibbs, Melida Delcina; Umali, Ismael L; Truglio-Londrigan, Marie

doi:10.11124/jbisrir-2016-003088

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“…Koffel et al ., ). The positive effects of sleep education on sleep quality found by Dietrich and colleagues could be replicated with small to medium effect sizes (Dietrich et al ., ). However, the comparability of this review is limited, as it is the first review to compare different psychological interventions for sleep problems in college students.…”

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Let's talk about sleep: a systematic review of psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students

Friedrich

Schlarb

2017

Journal of Sleep Research

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Sleep problems are a common occurrence in college students. Insomnia, nightmares and impaired sleep quality lead to several mental health issues, as well as impaired academic performance. Although different sleep programmes exist, a systematic overview comparing their effectiveness is still missing. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students. Seven databases were searched from November to December 2016 (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cinahl, Cochrane Library, PubMed, OpenSigle). The search string included search terms from three different topics: sleep, intervention and college students. Outcome measures included subjective as well as objective measures and focused on sleep, sleep-related and mental health variables. Twenty-seven studies met the inclusion criteria. They were assigned to four intervention categories: (1) sleep hygiene, (2) cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), (3) relaxation, mindfulness and hypnotherapy and (4) other psychotherapeutic interventions. Fifteen studies were randomized controlled trials. While sleep hygiene interventions provided small to medium effects, the CBTs showed large effects. The variability of the effect sizes was especially large in the relaxation category, ranging from very small to very large effect sizes. Other psychotherapeutic interventions showed medium effects. CBT approaches provided the best effects for the improvement of different sleep variables in college students. Five studies included insomnia patients. The other three intervention categories also showed promising results with overall medium effects. In the future, CBT should be combined with relaxation techniques, mindfulness and hypnotherapy. Furthermore, the interventions should broaden their target group and include more sleep disorders.

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“…A recent review examined the effects of sleep education programmes on sleep knowledge and sleep quality in college students (Dietrich et al, 2016). However, they focused only on sleep education and had a very narrow scope of only four included studies (three RCTs, one quasi-experimental).…”

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Let's talk about sleep: a systematic review of psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students

Friedrich

Schlarb

2017

Journal of Sleep Research

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“…Sleep deficiency negatively affects academic and physical performance. There are impairments in mood and social relationships (8). Furthermore, reduced sleep is a risk factor for cardiac disease, hypertension, stroke and type 2 diabetes (9).…”

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The impact of an online prematriculation sleep course (sleep 101) on sleep knowledge and behaviors in college freshmen: a pilot study

Quan¹,

Ziporyn²

2017

Southwest J Pulm Crit Care

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College students have a high prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep deficiency which negatively impacts their academic, mental and physical performance. A prematriculation course focused on improving sleep knowledge and behaviors may reduce sleep problems. "Sleep 101" is an online prematriculation course developed to educate incoming college freshmen about the importance of sleep in their lives and to recommend behaviors that will improve their sleep health. In a pilot program, "Sleep 101" was administered to freshman at four universities. The results of a voluntary survey after completion of the course indicated that there was an improvement in knowledge about sleep and the effects of caffeine use, and that students were less likely to drive drowsy and pull "all-nighters," These pilot data suggest that an internet administered prematriculation course on the importance of sleep and the adoption of healthy sleep behaviors will be effective in reducing sleep problems among college students.

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“…Previous studies have reported concerning results in relation to the poor quality of sleep of university students, that is how in a group of medical students more than 30% presented poor and unsatisfactory sleep quality 5 . In another study conducted in nursing students, the prevalence of insomnia was also close to 30% 8 .…”

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“…A reduction in sleep hours in university students has been associated with a decrease in academic performance, depression and can be detrimental to health 5 . Due to the academic demand and high intensity produced by the University, it is generally not possible to cover the recommended hours of sleep, therefore, students are expected to maintain habits, behaviors and a vulnerable and irregular meal schedule 6 .…”

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Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students

Durán-Agüero

Sepulveda

Guerrero-Wyss

2019

Rev Esp Nutr Hum Diet

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Introduction:To compare sleep habits, insomnia and daytime sleepiness in university students according to anthropometrics measures. Material and Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried out on university students using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia Severity Index. In addition, anthropometric variables were determined; weight, height and waist circumference. Results:We evaluated 1,275 university students (74% female). Students on average slept at midnight and slept on average 6.4 hours, 77.9% sleep less than recommended, 34.2% had daytime somnolence and 68.5% had insomnia. Regarding insomnia, it was observed that the low weight group presented the highest insomnia score that significantly contrasted with the normal weight group (p=0.04). In the case of daytime sleepiness when comparing by nutritional status, it was observed that obese students are the ones with the greatest daytime somnolence (p<0.05). Finally, there is an association between fewer sleep hours with higher BMI (OR:1.12 (95%CI:1.01-1.991)) and presence of insomnia (OR:2.734 (95%CI:1.324-5.645)). Conclusions:University students sleep less than recommended, have a high prevalence of insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness, in addition, it is obese women who present this alteration more frequently and the highest insomnia score is identified in underweight students. Both a high BMI and insomnia are associated with short-term sleep. Más información: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Rev Esp Nutr Hum Diet. 2019; 23(3): 153 -161 Alteraciones del sueño y medidas antropométricas en estudiantes universitarios chilenos 154 Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students R E S U M E N PALABRAS CLAVE CITATION Durán-Agüero S, Sepúlveda R, Guerrero-Wyss M. Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students. Rev Esp Nutr Hum Diet. 2019; 23(3): 153-61.

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Effectiveness of sleep education programs to improve sleep hygiene and/or sleep quality in college students

Abstract: This reviewed article identified insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of sleep education on sleep hygiene knowledge, sleep hygiene behavior or sleep quality in this population.

Cited by 61 publications

References 18 publications

Let's talk about sleep: a systematic review of psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students

Let's talk about sleep: a systematic review of psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students

The impact of an online prematriculation sleep course (sleep 101) on sleep knowledge and behaviors in college freshmen: a pilot study

Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students

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