1. Development of a University Campus Healthy Sleep Promotion Program.
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McCabe, Brian E., Troy, Adam S., Patel, Hersila H., Halstead, Valerie, and Arana, Mayra
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SLEEP disorders , *COLLEGE students , *EXPERIENCE , *FOCUS groups , *HEALTH promotion , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH methodology , *RESEARCH funding , *STUDENTS , *ADULT education workshops , *THEMATIC analysis , *DATA analysis software , *PREVENTION - Abstract
This article provides a preliminary evaluation of a campus sleep health program for undergraduate university students. In this study, 5 focus groups with 38 undergraduates assessed perceptions about sleep in relationship to college experiences. Additionally, 35 undergraduate students participated in campus sleep improvement workshops, and completed a brief self-report survey before and after the workshop. Results showed five themes emerged from focus groups: (a) Sleep and its impact on academics, (b) Understanding of the importance of sleep, (c) Procrastination and its impact on sleep, (d) Stress, and (e) Sleep and extracurricular/social activities. Based on self-report surveys, there was no improvement in perceived sleep importance, but perceived sleep confidence of undergraduate student-participants increased significantly after the workshop. The sleep health program for undergraduates showed promising results, and should be evaluated using a larger, more rigorous design in future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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