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https://doi.org/10.54937/zs.2024.16.2.70-74

Autori: Štefan Adamčák, Zora Kľocová Adamčáková, Michal Marko, Pavol Bartík

In: Zdravotnícke štúdie

ISSN: 1337-723X

Ročník: XVI

Číslo: 2

Strany: 70-74

Rok vydania: 2024

Vydavateľ: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku

Abstract: 

Objective: To identify the sleep quality of sixteen-year-old adolescents in the Banská Bystrica region, with a focus on gender differences.
Materials and Methods: The study focused on gender differences in adolescent sleep quality. The sample consisted of 447 students from secondary vocational schools and gymnasiums in the Banská Bystrica region. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index (PSQI) was used to assess sleep quality. Data were collected electronically using Google Forms from april to June 2023. Gender differences were analyzed using percentage and statistical methods, specifically the χ² test, at significance levels of p < 0.01 and p < 0.05.
Results: Significant gender differences (p < 0.01, p < 0.05) were observed in sleep onset, wake-up times, subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, and medication use. No significant differences were found in sleep duration, concentration impairment, alertness, or overall sleep activity scores. More than 50% of adolescents exhibited sleep disturbances.
Conclusions: Interventions by schools, families, and the media should encourage adolescents to establish healthy sleep habits. The key objectives are to optimize sleep onset times and duration, create a sleep-supportive environment, and promote daytime physical activity.

Keywords: Adolescence. PSQI questionnaire. Gender differences. Sleep duration. Sleep quality.

Citácia:

ADAMČÁK, Štefan; KĽOCOVÁ ADAMČÁKOVÁ, Zora; MARKO, Michal a BARTÍK, Michal, 2024. Rozdiely v kvalite spánku medzi adolescentmi v regióne Banská Bystrica. In: Zdravotnícke štúdie. Online. Ružomberok: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku, roč. XVI, č. 2, s. 70-74. ISSN 1337-723X. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.54937/zs.2024.16.2.70-74