SynthesisBMC public health2025
A meta-analysis study evaluating the effects of sleep quality on mental health among the adult population.
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- Toward Holistic Aging in Lebanon: A Mapping of Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Trends, Gaps, and Future Directions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The importance of targeting sleep in the prevention and treatment of psychological disorders.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Social Interaction, Life Satisfaction, and Follow-Up Sleep Quality in Community-Dwelling Adults: A Three-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study in Japan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Family-Focused Digital Mental Health Care for Pediatric Oppositional Symptoms and Caregiver Outcomes: Retrospective Analysis.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- What Impact Does Lack of Sleep Have on Mental Health?Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Holistic approaches to trauma rehabilitation for forced migrants: assessing sleep as an associated factor for mental health, pain, and cardiovascular health.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Mental Health, Sleep, and Physical Activity Among Young Saudi Women During Ramadan: A Comparative Cohort Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Physical activity motivation is inversely associated with anxiety: a cross-sectional serial mediation analysis involving smartphone addiction symptoms and sleep quality in medical undergraduates.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- LAMAS (Light, Activity, Meals, & Sleep) timings & burnout, anxiety, and depression in teachers: Protocol for a cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Factors related to sleep quality in the adult population of Shahroud; Comparison of adjusted distributional and multivariable logistic regression analysis.Global epidemiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to assess how sleep quality affects mental health in adults.The mean differences (MDs), along with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), were calculated from the retrieved data using a continuous model with random- or fixed-effects. Approximately 54 papers, comprising a total of 10,196 adults and conducted between 1998 and 2024, were included in this meta-analysis.Improving sleep significantly reduced depression (MD, -2.92; 95% CI, -3.61 to -2.24, P-value< 0.001) and anxiety (MD, -1.14; 95% CI, -1.32 to -0.97, P-value< 0.001) compared to standard care among adults. However, no significant difference was observed in stress (MD, -1.03; 95% CI, -2.31 to 0.25, P-value= 0.11) between improving sleep and standard care among adults.Analysis showed that improving overall sleep quality significantly reduced depression and anxiety, though no significant difference was observed in stress compared to standard care among adults. However, considering that the majority of studies had limited sample sizes, the results warrant careful interpretation.
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