屏幕使用对沙特阿拉伯利雅得青少年睡眠质量的影响
Yara Alshoaibi1, Wejdan Bafil1, Maheen Rahim1
1Department of Family Medicine, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Journal of family medicine and primary care
|August 31, 2023
概括
利雅得的青少年报告每天使用大量屏幕,近一半的青少年睡眠质量不佳,疲劳和白天嗜睡. 这突显了屏幕时间和睡眠障碍在这个年龄组之间的重要联系.
科学领域:
- 儿科睡眠医学 儿科睡眠医学
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 数字媒体的影响力
背景情况:
- 在青少年中,睡眠不足和白天嗜睡是很常见的.
- 长时间的屏幕使用被怀疑通过各种机制对睡眠产生负面影响.
- 关于媒体设备使用与睡眠质量低下之间的联系的研究落后于技术进步.
研究的目的:
- 评估屏幕使用对沙特阿拉伯利雅得青少年睡眠质量的影响.
- 调查青少年每日屏幕时间和睡眠质量之间的关系.
- 确定影响青少年屏幕使用和睡眠模式的潜在因素.
主要方法:
- 通过自行管理的在线问卷进行了一项分析横截面研究.
- 该研究针对利雅得的沙特青少年,通过社交媒体,高中和初级卫生保健中心收集数据.
- 使用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数 (PSQI) 评估睡眠质量,并询问屏幕使用习惯和人口统计数据.
主要成果:
- 共有324名青少年 (16-19岁) 完成了这项研究.
- 超过69%的青少年每天使用屏幕6小时或更长时间 (34.9%使用6-8小时,34.3%使用>8小时).
- 一半的参与者 (52.5%) 报告睡眠质量差.
结论:
- 利雅得的青少年每天的屏幕使用量很高,通常超过6小时.
- 在接受调查的青少年中,近一半的青少年睡眠质量不佳,表现为疲劳,白天嗜睡和注意力低下.
- 这些发现突显了对过度屏幕时间及其对青少年睡眠和幸福感的有害影响的潜在公共卫生问题.
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