Sleep Duration in Association with Subjective Health and Well-Being Among Adolescents in Latvia

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesOral presentation

    Description

    Background. Insufficient sleep is an important indicator of overall health in the adolescents and is recognized as a global, growing public health problem, the importance of which is often under-estimated and under-reported.

    Objective. To investigate insufficient sleep duration in relation to self-rated health and well-being among adolescents in Latvia.

    Methods. Data from a representative cross-sectional International Health Behavior in School-aged Children Study of the 2017/2018. survey in Latvia were used, analyzing data on a total of 4305 11, 13 and 15 y.o. adolsecnts. Total sleep duration up to 7 h was classified as insufficient. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to study the associations between adolescent family, home, and school environment psychosocial factors, self-rated health, leisure-time habits, and insufficient sleep duration, by determining unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios, and examining interaction with adolescent age and gender.

    Results. Incomplete family structure, dissatisfaction with school, high schoolwork pressure, regular health complaints of headaches, stomachaches, backaches and difficulties falling asleep, > 4.5 h use of electronic devices increased the odds of insufficient sleep both on school and non-school days. 11 y.o. had significantly higher odds of insufficient sleep in relation to dissatisfaction with school and high schoolwork pressure, 11 and 13 y.o. – in association with prolonged use of electronic devices and 15 y.o. boys – in relation to incomplete family structure.

    Conclusions. Subjective health and well-being has significant association with adolescent sleep duration, highlighting especially strong relationships between particular studied factors and insufficient sleep duration in certain adolescent age and gender groups.
    Period9 Jun 2023
    Event titleHealth Behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSC) Spring meeting 2023
    Event typeConference
    LocationKaunas, LithuaniaShow on map
    Degree of RecognitionInternational

    Field of Science

    • 3.3 Health sciences