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Citation

Chung KF, Chan MS, Lam YY, Lai CS, Yeung WF. J. Sch. Health 2017; 87(6): 401-408.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American School Health Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/josh.12509

PMID

28463450

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Insufficient sleep among students is a major school health problem. School-based sleep education programs tailored to reach large number of students may be one of the solutions. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to summarize the programs' effectiveness and current status.

METHODS: Electronic databases were searched up until May 2015. Randomized controlled trials of school-based sleep intervention among 10- to 19-year-old students with outcome on total sleep duration were included.

METHODological quality of the studies was assessed using the Cochrane's risk of bias assessment.

RESULTS: Seven studies were included, involving 1876 students receiving sleep education programs and 2483 attending classes-as-usual. Four weekly 50-minute sleep education classes were most commonly provided.

METHODological quality was only moderate, with a high or an uncertain risk of bias in several domains. Compared to classes-as-usual, sleep education programs produced significantly longer weekday and weekend total sleep time and better mood among students at immediate post-treatment, but the improvements were not maintained at follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: Limited by the small number of studies and methodological limitations, the preliminary data showed that school-based sleep education programs produced short-term benefits. Future studies should explore integrating sleep education with delayed school start time or other more effective approaches.

© 2017, American School Health Association.


Language: en

Keywords

adolescent health; school-based sleep education; sleep knowledge; sleep research

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