ABSTRACT

Introduction: Inadequate sleep is a major public health concern, with large economic, health, and operational costs to Australia. Despite the implementation of public sleep health campaigns, approximately 40% of Australian adults do not obtain the recommended 7–9 hours of sleep. Thus, while people may know how much sleep is required, this knowledge may not be adequately translated to actual sleep behavior. Consequently, this study aims to examine the discrepancy between knowledge of sleep recommendations and self-reported sleep behaviors.

Methods: A sample of 1265 Australian adults (54% female, aged 18–65) completed a phone interview as part of the 2017 National Social Survey and were asked questions about their knowledge of sleep guidelines and their actual sleep behavior. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with awareness of sleep recommendations and whether this corresponded with reported sleep duration.

Results: The final sample size was 998. Although 94% of the sample were aware of current sleep recommendations, 23% of participants did not self-report regularly obtaining 7–9 h sleep per night. These participants were less likely to want to obtain more sleep, less likely to view sleep as a priority before stressful events, and less likely to self-report good health.

Conclusion: Although a majority of the sample were aware of sleep recommendations, almost a quarter of the participants’ behavior did not align with their knowledge. Future sleep health campaigns should consider options beyond education, including emphasis on practical strategies and modifiable lifestyle factors to assist individuals to obtain the recommended amount of sleep.

摘要

简介: 睡眠不足是一个主要的公共卫生问题，会给澳大利亚带来巨大的经济、健康和运营成本。尽管实施了公共睡眠健康运动，但大约 40% 的澳大利亚成年人没有获得建议的 7-9 小时睡眠。因此，虽然人们可能知道需要多少睡眠，但这种知识可能无法充分转化为实际的睡眠行为。因此，本研究旨在检查睡眠建议的知识与自我报告的睡眠行为之间的差异。

方法：作为 2017 年全国社会调查的一部分，1265 名澳大利亚成年人（54% 为女性，18-65 岁）的样本完成了电话采访，并被问及他们对睡眠指南的了解和实际睡眠行为的问题。二元逻辑回归用于确定与睡眠建议意识相关的因素，以及这是否与报告的睡眠时间相符。

结果：最终样本量为 998。虽然 94% 的样本知道当前的睡眠建议，但 23% 的参与者没有自我报告定期获得每晚 7-9 小时的睡眠。这些参与者不太可能想要获得更多睡眠，不太可能将睡眠视为压力事件之前的优先事项，也不太可能自我报告身体健康。

结论：虽然大多数样本都知道睡眠建议，但几乎四分之一的参与者的行为与他们的知识不一致。未来的睡眠健康运动应考虑教育以外的选择，包括强调实用策略和可改变的生活方式因素，以帮助个人获得推荐的睡眠量。