"Let's talk about sleep": a qualitative examination of levers for promoting healthy sleep among sleep-deprived vulnerable adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Deficient sleep is highly prevalent in disadvantaged adolescents and contributes to a range of adverse health and behavioral outcomes. We examined mediating mechanisms and strategies that adolescents adopt to improve sleep, and possible levers for promoting sleep in this population.

Methods

We conducted three focus groups (N = 27 total, age 14-18 years) in adolescents living in low- and middle-income racially/ethnically diverse neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. Participants completed a survey on their sleep and health habits prior to the moderator-led discussions. Discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed.

Results

The study population did not meet the minimum sleep recommendations, and we found a high prevalence of "social

SUBMITTER: Quante M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6571071 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature