Sleep habits in adolescents of Saudi Arabia; distinct patterns and extreme sleep schedules

Merdad, Roah; Merdad, Leena; Nassif, Rawan A.; El-Derwi, Douaa; Wali, Siraj O.

doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2014.06.008

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“…The prevalence of sleep disruption was 65%, and excessive daytime sleepiness was identified in 37% of the students. Indicators of extreme daytime sleepiness were school type, stress, napping and caffeine use, although gender was a predictor of upset sleep [11]. Another study has shown that one out of five of the general Saudi inhabitants has excessive daytime sleepiness, which is influenced by hours of sleep per night [12].…”

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Light Pollution Associated with Delayed Sleep Time: A Major Hygienic Problem in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed¹,

Alogla²,

Ismael³

et al. 2017

JBBS

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Background: It was well established that exposure to nighttime light was responsible of a diverse negative health effect. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the epidemiologic exposure to artificial light at night time and negative health consequences that associated with prolonged nighttime lighting exposure. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional survey, involving a total of 266 Saudi residents living in the city of Hail, Northern KSA. Essential information regarding exposure to light at night time was obtained. Results: The overall incidence of nighttime light exposure in the present study was 65.8% for general population, was 61.5% males and was 38.5% for females. About 75.6% persons used to sleep for <6 hours and 36.8% individuals used to sleep on light exposure. Conclusion: Prolonged exposure to the light at nighttime is prevalent in Saudi Arabia. This exposure usually results from late sleep in the nighttime and the late awake in the daytime.

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confidence: 99%

Light Pollution Associated with Delayed Sleep Time: A Major Hygienic Problem in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed¹,

Alogla²,

Ismael³

et al. 2017

JBBS

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“…However, little progress has been made in increasing the number of adolescents who are obtaining adequate sleep (Troxel & Wolfson 2017). Insufficient sleep duration in adolescents has been described in many studies, in different countries and settings (Shin et al 2003;Loessl et al 2008;Chen et al 2014;Merdad et al 2014). Actually, Keyes et al reported a decline in sleep duration among US adolescents in the last two decades (Keyes et al 2015).…”

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Adolescents’ sleep/wake patterns and school schedules: towards flexibility

Louzada

Pereira

2018

Biological Rhythm Research

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In the literature, two main trends may be identified in the countermeasures associated to adolescents' sleep restriction: sleep education and changes in the school starting times. However, school educational programs have been able to increase knowledge about sleep, which did not necessarily result in behavioral changes. Later school start times have been proposed as a strategy to reduce the adolescents' sleep restriction but there is no consensus about the change. Longitudinal studies in adolescent populations are urgently needed in order to determine the efficacy of interventions aiming at a change in school starting times. Academic, behavioural, health and wellbeing variables could be monitored for an extensive period before and after implementing the new school schedule options, thereby enabling a within-subject experimental design. It is no longer acceptable to impose the 'one size fits all' approach on the school start times.

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“…7 It was observed that people in the Middle East may have all these kinds of sleep patterns. 8,9 Nevertheless, there is no study confirming the pattern of sleep using an objective method such as actigraphy.…”

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<p>Sleep Patterns and Quality in Omani Adults</p>

Abri

Lawati²,

Zadjali

et al. 2020

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Background: Sleep patterns have changed continuously worldwide and it can be influenced by social, cultural, and environmental factors. These patterns may be associated with poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness. The aim of the study was to investigate sleep patterns and quality in Omani adults using actigraphy. Subjects and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted between June 2015 and February 2017. Four hundred subjects agreed to participate in the study (52% male, 48% female). Subjects were randomly selected and enrolled in the study among young adults and middle aged individuals living in the City of Muscat. Subjects were asked to fill-in Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). Actigraphy was used to measure their sleep patterns for one week. Results: The mean age of participants was 32.80±11.50 years. Four sleep patterns were identified: monophasic, bi-phasic (post-dawn), bi-phasic (afternoon siesta), and polyphasic (three sleep periods/24 hours). The study revealed that 35% of participants had biphasicsiesta sleep pattern, 28% polyphasic, 26% monophasic, and 11% biphasic-dawn. The biphasic siesta pattern was found to be associated with younger age group (25-34 years) (P=0.001). Polyphasic sleep was associated with higher ESS score (P=0.001) but not with poor sleep quality (P=0.24). There was no significant difference in night sleep duration among all the sleep patterns (P=0.07) but the polyphasic sleep pattern had higher total 24hour day sleep duration (P=0.03). Nearly 90% of participants practiced afternoon siestas with mean duration of 45±43 minutes. Conclusion: The predominant sleep pattern among Omanis was biphasic-siesta and majority of people practiced afternoon siesta. Polyphasic sleep pattern is associated with daytime sleepiness.

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Sleep habits in adolescents of Saudi Arabia; distinct patterns and extreme sleep schedules

Cited by 65 publications

References 48 publications

Light Pollution Associated with Delayed Sleep Time: A Major Hygienic Problem in Saudi Arabia

Light Pollution Associated with Delayed Sleep Time: A Major Hygienic Problem in Saudi Arabia

Adolescents’ sleep/wake patterns and school schedules: towards flexibility

<p>Sleep Patterns and Quality in Omani Adults</p>

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