Association Between Homeschooling and Adolescent Sleep Duration and Health During COVID-19 Pandemic High School Closures.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although negative associations of COVID-19 pandemic high school closures with adolescents' health have been demonstrated repeatedly, some research has reported a beneficial association of these closures with adolescents' sleep. The present study was, to our knowledge, the first to combine both perspectives.

Objective

To investigate associations between adolescents' sleep and health-related characteristics during COVID-19 pandemic school closures in Switzerland.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study used cross-sectional online surveys circulated among the students of 21 public high schools in Zurich, Switzerland. The control sample completed the survey under regular, prepandemic conditions (May to July 2017) and the lockdown sample during schoo

SUBMITTER: Albrecht JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8733832 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature