Sleep habits, daytime sleepiness and sleep quality of high school teachers.

Sleep habits, daytime sleepiness and sleep quality of high school teachers

The aim of this study was to characterize the sleep-wake cycle, daytime sleepiness and sleep quality of high school teachers. Ninety-eight high school teachers participated in this study. They were asked to complete the Health and Sleep, Horne & Ostberg, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaires and to keep a 14-day sleep diary. This study showed that high-schoo...

Perceived sleepiness, sleep Habits and sleep Concerns of Public school teachers, administrators and other Personnel

Background: Sleep deprivation is a world-wide health concern. Few studies have examined the sleep behaviors of those employed in the education field. Purpose: To describe the sleep habits and concerns of school personnel in a Midwest school corporation. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data about demographics, the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Sleep Measure, the Epwor...

Sleeping Habits, Sleep Disorders and Daytime Sleepiness in Schoolchildren

The pediatric daytime sleepiness scale (PDSS): sleep habits and school outcomes in middle-school children.

STUDY OBJECTIVES To develop a measure of daytime sleepiness suitable for middle-school children and examine the relationship between daytime sleepiness and school-related outcomes. DESIGN Self-report questionnaire. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred fifty, 11- to 15-year-old students, from grades 6, 7, and 8 of a public middle school in Dayton, Ohio. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS A pediatric daytime sl...

Caffeine: sleep and daytime sleepiness.

Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances and it has profound effects on sleep and wake function. Laboratory studies have documented its sleep-disruptive effects. It clearly enhances alertness and performance in studies with explicit sleep deprivation, restriction, or circadian sleep schedule reversals. But, under conditions of habitual sleep the evidence indicates tha...