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Sleep Quality and Related Factors in Turkish High School Adolescents
Pınar Tekcan1, Zehra ÇaliŞkan2, Semra KocaÖz3
1Amasya University, Turkey.
Purpose:
The purpose of the study was to determine the sleep quality and related risk factors in high school adolescents.
Designs And Methods:
This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 400 adolescents. Data collection was with the 'Data Collection Form' and the 'Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index' (PSQI).
Results:
More than half of the adolescents had poor sleep quality (53.0%). PSQI scores were found to be associated with age, sex, poor school success, chronic disease, exposure to domestic verbal violence, inability to participate in sports, and feeling tired.
Practice Implications:
Adolescents should be supported by educational and informative programs about sleep hygiene.
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