Journal article

Prevalence of sleep disturbances in Chinese university students: a comprehensive meta-analysis

L Li, YY Wang, SB Wang, L Zhang, L Li, DD Xu, CH Ng, GS Ungvari, X Cui, ZM Liu, S De Li, FJ Jia, YT Xiang

Journal of Sleep Research | WILEY | Published : 2018

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 Sc..

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