Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Sleep Research Group, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Health Promot J Austr. 2022 Jan;33(1):170-175. doi: 10.1002/hpja.462. Epub 2021 Feb 25.
To describe the need for high school sleep education from the perspective of undergraduate university students.
Undergraduate students who completed an online course on sleep and circadian health were surveyed 6 months after course completion. Students were asked whether a similar course would have benefited them as high school students, and about the need for sleep education in high schools. Thematic analysis of this qualitative data was carried out.
Eighty-nine students who had attended 71 unique high schools provided responses. Eight-one per cent thought they would have benefitted from a similar course during high school and identified domains of sleep knowledge particularly relevant to high school students. They cited environmental barriers to healthy sleep present during high school and believed that sleep education could improve students' lifestyle, sleep and performance. Nineteen per cent of students said they would not have benefited, because they perceived sleeping patterns during high school to be nonmodifiable or believed that previous sleep education was sufficient. Of the respondents who did not think students would benefit, 53% would still tell their high school principal that there was a need for sleep education.
The findings support the need for engaging sleep education for high school students. Future studies should examine the perspectives of students in high school directly, rather than undergraduate students who have already shown an interest in sleep health. SO WHAT?: Sleep health is missing from the Australian school curriculum. Online courses may be an engaging method of promoting sleep and circadian health to high school students.
从本科生的角度出发，探讨高中睡眠教育的必要性。
在完成一门关于睡眠和昼夜节律健康的在线课程 6 个月后，对参加该课程的本科生进行了调查。学生们被问到类似的课程是否会对他们作为高中生有所帮助，以及高中是否需要睡眠教育。对这些定性数据进行了主题分析。
89 名曾就读于 71 所不同高中的学生提供了回复。81%的学生认为他们在高中时会受益于类似的课程，并确定了与高中生特别相关的睡眠知识领域。他们提到了高中时期存在的影响健康睡眠的环境障碍，并认为睡眠教育可以改善学生的生活方式、睡眠和表现。19%的学生表示他们不会受益，因为他们认为高中时期的睡眠模式不可改变，或者认为之前的睡眠教育已经足够了。在认为学生不会受益的受访者中，53%的人仍然会告诉他们的高中校长，需要进行睡眠教育。
这些发现支持对高中生进行睡眠教育的必要性。未来的研究应该直接调查高中生的观点，而不是已经对睡眠健康表现出兴趣的本科生。
睡眠健康在澳大利亚的学校课程中缺失。在线课程可能是向高中生宣传睡眠和昼夜节律健康的一种引人入胜的方法。
