A composite measure of sleep health predicts concurrent mental and physical health outcomes in adolescents prone to eveningness.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Sleep health can be characterized using multiple dimensions, including regularity, satisfaction, alertness, timing, efficiency, and duration. This study provides a preliminary derivation of a Sleep Health Composite score in adolescents with eveningness chronotype and examined its associations with mental and physical health outcomes. METHODS:Participants were 176 adolescents (mean age 14.77 years, 58% female) who participated in a randomized controlled trial examining the Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian intervention. At study entry, the sample was characterized by evening circadian preference, later bedtime, and increased risk in 1 of 5 health domains (emotional, cognitive, behavioral, social, and physical). The Sleep Health Composite was derived using 7-day sleep diary and

SUBMITTER: Dong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6452900 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature