Sleep health of young adults in Western Australia and associations with physical and mental health: A population-level cross-sectional study

Alexandra Metse; Peter Eastwood; Melissa Ree; Adrian L Lopresti; Joseph J Scott Dr; Jennifer A Bowman

doi:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100070

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Sleep health of young adults in Western Australia and associations with physical and mental health: A population-level cross-sectional study

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Sleep health of young adults in Western Australia and associations with physical and mental health: A population-level cross-sectional study

Alexandra Metse, Peter Eastwood, Melissa Ree, Adrian L Lopresti, Joseph J Scott Dr and Jennifer A Bowman

Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Vol.47(4), pp.1-9

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100070

PMID: 37474415

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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.

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Title: Sleep health of young adults in Western Australia and associations with physical and mental health: A population-level cross-sectional study
Authors: Alexandra Metse (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Psychology
Peter Eastwood (Author) - Flinders University
Melissa Ree (Author) - The University of Western Australia
Adrian L Lopresti (Author) - Murdoch University
Joseph J Scott Dr (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Jennifer A Bowman (Author) - University of Newcastle Australia
Publication details: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Vol.47(4), pp.1-9
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100070
ISSN: 1753-6405
PMID: 37474415
Copyright note: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Public Health Association of Australia. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Grants: The evolution of childhood obesity and its relationship to adult sleep disordered breathing, 1027449, National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - NHMRC
A life course approach to characterising and predicting inactivity and sedentary behaviour of young adults, 1044840, National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - NHMRC
Transition from childhood to adult asthma: Predicting persistent and adult-onset asthma in young adults in the Raine longitudinal birth cohort, 1021858, National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - NHMRC
Grant note: The core management of the Raine Study is funded by The University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Telethon Kids Institute, Women and Infants Research Foundation, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame Australia and the Raine Medical Research Foundation.
Organisation Unit: School of Education and Tertiary Access; Cancer Research Cluster; School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99742298902621
Output Type: Journal article

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