- Title
- Sleep health of young adults in Western Australia and associations with physical and mental health: A population-level cross-sectional study
- Creator
- Metse, Alexandra P.; Eastwood, Peter; Ree, Melissa; Lopresti, Adrian; Scott, Joseph J.; Bowman, Jenny
- Relation
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Vol. 47, Issue 4, no. 100070
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100070
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Objectives: This article aims to report on the sleep health characteristics of a population-level sample of young Australian adults and examine associations with measures of physical and mental health. Methods: A cross-sectional study using data from the Raine Study. Data from participants (n = 1234) born into the study (Generation 2) at the 22-year follow-up were used, including data from a self-report questionnaire and polysomnography. Results: The highest prevalence of suboptimal sleep health was seen on measures of sleep duration (30%), onset latency (18%), satisfaction (25%) and regularity (60%). Dissatisfaction with sleep (physical health: β =0.08; mental health: β =0.34) and impaired daytime alertness (physical health: β =0.09; mental health: β =0.08) were significantly associated with poorer physical and mental health and inadequate polysomnography-measured sleep duration was associated poorer mental health (β =0.07) (all ps<0.05). Conclusions: Satisfaction with sleep and daytime alertness, both of which are assessed via self-report, are essential aspects of sleep health for young adults. Implications for Public Health: Findings could inform public health interventions, including screening guidelines, to improve the sleep health and, in turn, the physical and mental health of young adults in Australia.
- Subject
- sleep; sleep health; young adults; physical health; mental health
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1482276
- Identifier
- uon:50903
- Identifier
- ISSN:1753-6405
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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