Prevalence of sleep disturbances in Chinese university students: a comprehensive meta‐analysis |
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| Authors: | Lu Li Yuan‐Yuan Wang Shi‐Bin Wang Ling Zhang Lin Li Dan‐Dan Xu Chee H. Ng Gabor S. Ungvari Xiling Cui Zhao‐Min Liu Spencer De Li Fu‐Jun Jia Yu‐Tao Xiang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Unit of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China;2. Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China;3. The China Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;4. Faculty of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, University of Shenyang Pharmaceutical, Shenyang, China;5. Liaoning Medical Device Test Institute, Shenyang, China;6. Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia;7. University of Notre Dame Australia/Marian Centre, Perth, Australia;8. School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;9. Department of Business Administration, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong, China;10. School of Public Health, Sun Yat‐Sen University, Guangzhou, China;11. Department of Sociology, University of Macau, Macao, China |
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| Abstract: | This is a meta‐analysis of the pooled prevalence of sleep disturbances and its associated factors in Chinese university students. English (PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase) and Chinese (SinoMed, Wan Fang Database and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure) databases were systematically and independently searched from inception until 16 August 2016. The prevalence of sleep disturbances was pooled using random‐effects model. Altogether 76 studies involving 112 939 university students were included. The overall pooled prevalence of sleep disturbances was 25.7% (95% CI: 22.5–28.9%). When using the screening scales Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Athens Insomnia Scale and Self‐Rating Sleeping State Scale, and the diagnostic criteria of the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders (Second Edition), the pooled prevalence of sleep disturbances was 24.1% (95% CI: 21.0–27.5%) and 18.1% (95% CI: 16.4–20.0%), respectively. The percentages of students dissatisfied with sleep quality and those suffering from insomnia symptoms were 20.3% (95% CI: 13.0–30.3%) and 23.6% (95% CI: 18.9–29.0%), respectively. Subgroup analyses revealed that medical students were more vulnerable to sleep disturbances than other student groups. There was no significant difference between males and females, and across geographic locations. Sleep disturbances are common in Chinese university students. Appropriate strategies for prevention and treatment of sleep disturbances in this population need greater attention. |
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| Keywords: | China meta‐analysis sleep disturbances university students |
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