title: The state of sleep among college students at a large public university.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Data about college student sleep were collected and used to develop an education campaign to improve sleep.
  
  
  METHODS
  On-campus residents at a large state university were surveyed on 4 occasions, October 2005 to April 2007. Sample size was 675 to 1,823 students. Fall 2005 mean age = 18.5 years, SD = 1.03 (range 18-30) years. Initial survey included 935 males and 1,859 females (2005-2006). Matched pairs data (2006-2007) included 91 males and 107 females. Twenty-six males and 22 females participated in interviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey administered online included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, along with an 8-question in-person interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Poor sleep interacted with academics and mental health, and an education campaign positively affected student sleep.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Teaching students how to effectively manage sleep can improve their well-being. Sleep may also be a gateway topic for health care professionals to address sensitive health issues such as depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Sleep for Science Research Laboratory, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. kathryn orzech@brown.edu
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Orzech
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Salafsky
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult