Flora Sarah, Knowlden Adam, Slaven Stephanie
University of Alabama.
Am J Health Educ. 2025 Jul 22. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2025.2529798.
College students notoriously engage in sleep impairing behaviors, impacting their overall health. In-person sleep education interventions for college students have shown mixed effects on improving sleep behaviors. Online medium of delivery may intervene where in-person-only interventions are lacking.
Evaluate the effectiveness of online sleep education interventions for college students.
This study analyzed education-based, sleep behavior interventions targeting college students published between 2014 and 2024 that incorporated at least one online modality within MEDLINE, CINAHL Ultimate, ERIC, and Academic Search Premiere databases. Methodological quality was measured through the Jadad Scale.
Studies (N=6) had a mean Jadad score of 6.17. Most interventions (n=4) used randomized control trial designs, predominantly recruited White and female participants. Studies were fully or partially, were primarily evaluated using investigator-created scales, and used varying sleep outcome measures. Two studies incorporated health behavior theory. While all interventions tracked adherence, only three examined participant satisfaction.
Online sleep education interventions show mixed effects on college student sleep outcomes. Future interventions should evaluate program fidelity, increase demographic diversity, and operationalize behavior change theories.
Health education specialists should consider the use of online sleep education interventions for improving college students' sleep outcomes.
大学生以从事损害睡眠的行为而闻名，这会影响他们的整体健康。针对大学生的面对面睡眠教育干预措施在改善睡眠行为方面效果不一。在线传播方式可能会在仅采用面对面干预措施不足的方面发挥作用。
评估针对大学生的在线睡眠教育干预措施的有效性。
本研究分析了2014年至2024年间发表的针对大学生的基于教育的睡眠行为干预措施，这些措施在MEDLINE、CINAHL Ultimate、ERIC和Academic Search Premiere数据库中纳入了至少一种在线模式。通过Jadad量表衡量方法学质量。
研究（N = 6）的Jadad平均得分为6.17。大多数干预措施（n = 4）采用随机对照试验设计，主要招募白人女性参与者。研究进行了全面或部分评估，主要使用研究者创建的量表，并采用了不同的睡眠结果测量方法。两项研究纳入了健康行为理论。虽然所有干预措施都跟踪了依从性，但只有三项研究考察了参与者的满意度。
在线睡眠教育干预措施对大学生的睡眠结果显示出不同的效果。未来的干预措施应评估项目的保真度，增加人口多样性，并将行为改变理论付诸实践。
健康教育专家应考虑使用在线睡眠教育干预措施来改善大学生的睡眠结果。
