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Impact of a sleep course on sleep, mood and anxiety symptoms in college students: A pilot study
Argelinda Baroni1, Jean-Marie Bruzzese2, Christina A Di Bartolo1
1a Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , New York University School of Medicine , New York City , New York , USA.
Objective:
To examine the impact of a sleep course on sleep-related behaviors, mood, and anxiety in college students.
Participants:
Participants were 145 students enrolled in either the sleep course (n = 70) or a psychology course (n = 75); data were collected in September 2014, November 2014, and February 2015.
Methods:
Sleep characteristics and symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed using validated questionnaires and sleep logs. Linear, logistic and proportional odds regression models were used to test course effects.
Results:
In November, sleep course students reported significant differences in sleep hygiene (SHI; p < .001), perceived sleep latency (PSQI; p < .05), and circadian sleep phase (MEQ; p < .05), compared to controls. In February, the sleep course students maintained most of the aforementioned gains and reported fewer symptoms of depression (CES-D; p = .05) and anxiety (BAI; p < .05).
Conclusions:
These positive preliminary results indicate that focused education has the potential to improve sleep among college students.