Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Adolescents: An Effectiveness Study.
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| Title: | Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Adolescents: An Effectiveness Study. |
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| Authors: | Paavonen, E. Juulia (AUTHOR), Huurre, Taina (AUTHOR), Tilli, Maija (AUTHOR), Kiviruusu, Olli (AUTHOR), Partonen, Timo (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Jul/Aug2016, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p351-366. 16p. |
| Subjects: | Sleep disorders in adolescence, Sleep physiology, Sleep-wake cycle, Stress in adolescence, Psychological well-being, Therapeutics |
| Abstract: | Sleep disturbances are common among adolescents, but there are no brief interventions to treat them. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief semistructured, individually delivered sleep intervention to ameliorate adolescents' sleeping difficulties and lengthen sleep duration. All students aged 16–18 years in a high school were screened for sleeping difficulties and 36 students with the highest sleep problem scores were invited to the intervention. Postintervention improvements were observed on self-reported and actiwatch-registered sleep duration, self-reported sleep quality and sleep latency, perceived stress and anxiety (all p values < 0.001). However, objectively measured sleep efficiency and sleep latency did not change (p > 0.05). A brief individual sleep intervention can be effective in lengthening sleep duration and improving subjective sleep quality and well-being among adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Sleep disturbances are common among adolescents, but there are no brief interventions to treat them. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief semistructured, individually delivered sleep intervention to ameliorate adolescents' sleeping difficulties and lengthen sleep duration. All students aged 16–18 years in a high school were screened for sleeping difficulties and 36 students with the highest sleep problem scores were invited to the intervention. Postintervention improvements were observed on self-reported and actiwatch-registered sleep duration, self-reported sleep quality and sleep latency, perceived stress and anxiety (all p values < 0.001). However, objectively measured sleep efficiency and sleep latency did not change (p > 0.05). A brief individual sleep intervention can be effective in lengthening sleep duration and improving subjective sleep quality and well-being among adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 15402002 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15402002.2015.1007993 |
