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Trial reportJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2018

The Impact of a Randomized Sleep Education Intervention for College Students.

Shelley Hershner, Louise M O'Brien

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 201 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Impact of 8 Weeks of Moderate- Versus High-Intensity Interval Training on Sleep Quality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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  15. The Role of Fatigue in the Relationship Between Sleep and Concentration Among Online College Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shelley HershnerDepartment of Neurology, Sleep Disorder Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Louise M O'BrienDepartment of Neurology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
University of Michigan · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectivesSleep deprivation can impair attention, mood, and performance; however, few effective sleep education programs are available. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a sleep education website, Sleep to Stay Awake (sleeptostayawake.org), on sleep behaviors of college students.

methodsCollege students (age 18 years or older) attending a public Midwestern university were randomized to control or intervention groups. All subjects completed baseline surveys that included demographics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Patient Health Questionnaire, sleep knowledge, and measures of sleepiness and circadian rhythm. The intervention group then undertook the online intervention. Surveys were repeated at 1 week and at 8 weeks.

resultsStudents who participated included 295 controls and 254 intervention subjects. The mean age was 21.9 ± 4.1 years and 41.7% were male. Survey results at 8 weeks showed that more intervention subjects reported improved sleep behaviors (50.3% versus 39.5%,

conclusionsA brief and personalized online sleep education intervention improved sleep behaviors, sleep quality, and depressions scores. This novel approach to address sleep deprivation, poor sleep habits, and mood among college students may offer an effective and inexpensive remedy.

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Health EducationSleep HygieneStudentsDepressionFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleSleep DeprivationSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung Adultcollege studentdepressionsleep deprivationsleep educationsleep hygienesleep quality

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PMID29510791
PMCPMC5837835
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