The impact of COVID-19 related school shutdown on sleep in adolescents: a natural experiment.
The impact of COVID-19 related school shutdown on sleep in adolescents: a natural experiment.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.sleep.2020.09.015
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发表时间:
2020-12
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影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Wise MS
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作者:
Gruber R;Saha S;Somerville G;Boursier J;Wise MS
During the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, high schools closed or transitioned to remote teaching. The aim of this study was to describe how the COVID-19 related school shutdown impacted the sleep behaviors of typically developing adolescents. A qualitative study was conducted between April 28 and June 3, 2020 with 45 adolescents using one-on-one semi-structured phone interviews. The “natural experiment” caused by the shutdown of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic led to a 2-h shift in the sleep of typically developing adolescents, longer sleep duration, improved sleep quality, and less daytime sleepiness compared to those experienced under the regular school-time schedule. These findings are consistent with previous studies showing that delaying high school start times could be an effective way to extend sleep duration, improve sleep quality, reduce daytime sleepiness and lower adolescents' stress during the school year. As many countries look for ways to reduce the number of interactions between students in schools so that physical distancing is feasible, following teens’ delayed sleep biology could offer an affordable solution. For example, staggering arrival times by delaying school start time for older adolescents compared with younger adolescents can reduce the total number of students attending school at the same time. This strategy offers a practical means to reduce school density and the number of interactions between students which are needed to reduce the potential transmission of COVID-19 in schools, while improving adolescents sleep health. Adolescents' sleep improved during the COVID19. Adolescents' sleep schedule during the pandemic was 2 h later than during regular school times. Delaying adolescents' school start time could help reduce transmission of COVID19.
影响因子:
4.1
作者:
Hirshkowitz, Max;Whiton, Kaitlyn;Hillard, Paula J. Adams
通讯作者:
Hillard, Paula J. Adams
DOI:
10.15585/mmwr.mm6703a1
发表时间:
2018-01-26
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MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
影响因子:
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作者:
Wheaton AG;Jones SE;Cooper AC;Croft JB
通讯作者:
Croft JB
影响因子:
5.5
作者:
Zhang, Meilan;Tillman, Daniel A.;An, Song A.
通讯作者:
An, Song A.