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A pilot cluster-randomised study to increase sleep duration by decreasing electronic media use at night and caffeine consumption in adolescents
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Das-Friebel, Ahuti, Perkinson-Gloor, Nadine, Brand, Serge, Dewald-Kaufmann, Julia F., Grob, Alexander, Wolke, Dieter and Lemola, Sakari (2019) A pilot cluster-randomised study to increase sleep duration by decreasing electronic media use at night and caffeine consumption in adolescents. Sleep Medicine, 60 . pp. 109-115. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2018.11.010 ISSN 1389-9457.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2018.11.010
Abstract
Objective
Bedtime electronic media use and caffeine consumption are risk factors for insufficient sleep and poor sleep quality during adolescence, which are in turn risk factors for mental wellbeing. Our study tested the effectiveness of a brief school-based psychoeducative intervention to primarily increase sleep duration, by decreasing bedtime electronic media use and caffeine consumption. Secondary outcomes included improving sleep quality and difficulties, daytime tiredness, and mental wellbeing.
Method
A pilot cluster-randomised controlled study was conducted involving a 25-min psychoeducative school-based intervention combined with parent information. 352 adolescents from seven schools participated (Intervention Group/IG = 192 students vs. Control Group/CG = 160 students; age: Mean = 15.09 years; SD = 1.65 years; Females = 163). The intervention included information on the importance of sleep and good sleep hygiene habits, particularly emphasizing behavioural rules of avoiding electronic media use at night and evening-time caffeine consumption. A leaflet containing the rules was also sent to parents of IG participants. Baseline and post-intervention sessions were held approximately four weeks apart.
Results
Multilevel analyses revealed a significant but modest decrease in electronic media use for participants in the IG versus CG, but showed no effect on caffeine consumption or sleep duration. Moreover, the intervention did not impact any secondary outcome.
Conclusions
Findings indicate the potential effectiveness of a short and easily administrable intervention to decrease electronic media use at night, which may be incorporated into school curricula and standardised for wider use in primary prevention. However, no further benefits of the intervention were found.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Teenagers -- Sleep, Cell phones, Laptop computers, Tablet computers, Computers, Television | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Sleep Medicine | ||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1389-9457 | ||||||||
Official Date: | August 2019 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 60 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 109-115 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.11.010 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 23 November 2018 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 29 November 2019 | ||||||||
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