Abstract
Sleep hygiene and knowledge about sleep basics is unknown in college student populations. The college student population have abbreviated sleep due to social schedules and busy academic schedules. A measurement of sleep hygiene and knowledge about sleep in the college student population indicates that there are varying levels along with sleep knowledge. The objective of the study was to examine young adult sleep quality because of providing an educative intervention. A sleep class of one hour provided once a week for ten weeks was provided following the administration of a ten-item sleep survey. Following the sleep class, the sleep survey was read ministered. Measures of central tendency and non-parametric analysis of nominal data were conducted. The results indicated two of the five cohorts had statistically significant differences. Further, the measures of sleep quality differed, statistically, for two of the cohorts receiving the classroom instruction. This research finding indicates a continued need to educate college student populations about their sleep health.
Highlights
Young adult sleep has been identified as compromised secondary to their choices of giving up sleep for activities [4] [10] [11]
The sleep survey before and after ten weeks of one hour classroom instruction about sleep, circadian rhythm, sleepiness by cohort resulted in statistically significant difference from pre to post testing for cohorts 1 and 4
Paired t-test analysis of pre and post rating of sleep quality were statistically significant for cohorts 1 and 4
Summary
Young adult sleep has been identified as compromised secondary to their choices of giving up sleep for activities [4] [10] [11]. More accidents occur among population of sleep deprived young adults (college students). Some 55% of TVAs involve young adults with a substantial proportion being college students [3]. K. Sexton-Radek tionally, having a regular wakeup time to signal wakefulness to the brain in the sleep wake cycle is considered of great importance setting one’s sleep/wake cycle. Sexton-Radek tionally, having a regular wakeup time to signal wakefulness to the brain in the sleep wake cycle is considered of great importance setting one’s sleep/wake cycle This group of practices promotes higher quality and longer duration of sleep [3] [6] [8]. Periodicals, advice from medical visits and various media distributions of information about sleep include “sleep hygiene.” Metanalytical studies of behavioral interventions to improve sleep have identified sleep hygiene as not significant—despite its grand popularity [3] [9]
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