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Secular trends in adult sleep duration: A systematic review

Bin, Yu Sun, Marshall, Nathaniel S., Glozier, Nick·2012·Sleep Medicine Reviews
DOI 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.07.003
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Objectives Little evidence exists to support the common assertion that adult sleep duration has declined. We investigated secular trends in sleep duration over the past 40 years through a systematic review.Methods Systematic search of 5 electronic databases was conducted to identify repeat cross-sectional studies of sleep duration in community-dwelling adults using comparable sampling frames and measures over time. We also attempted to access unpublished or semi-published data sources in the form of government reports, theses and conference proceedings. No studies were excluded based on language or publication date. The search identified 278 potential reports, from which twelve relevant studies were identified for review.Results The 12 studies described data from 15 countries from the 1960s until the 2000s. Self-reported average sleep duration of adults had increased in 7 countries: Bulgaria, Poland, Canada, France, Britain, Korea and the Netherlands (range: 0.1-1.7 min per night each year) and had decreased in 6 countries: Japan, Russia, Finland, Germany, Belgium and Austria (range: 0.1-0.6 min per night each year). Inconsistent results were found for the United States and Sweden.Conclusions There has not been a consistent decrease in the self-reported sleep duration of adults from the 1960s to 2000s. However, it is unclear whether the proportions of very short and very long sleepers have increased over the same period, which may be of greater relevance for public health.

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  • Worldwide, secular trends in adult sleep duration may be more variable.

    “Worldwide, secular trends in adult sleep duration may be more variable.”

    From Interacting epidemics? Sleep curtailment, insulin resistance, and obesity (2012) · cites this paper as [12]

  • A recent review summarizing 12 studies from 15 countries from 1960 to 2000 did not find a consistent decrease in self-reported adult sleep duration; it increased in seven countries, decreased in six, and was inconsistent for the United States and Sweden.

    “A recent review article summarizing 12 studies from 15 countries from 1960 to 2000 did not find a consistent decrease in self-reported adult sleep duration: self-reported sleep duration had increased in seven countries, decreased in six, and results were inconsistent for the United States and Sweden.12”

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Authors
Bin, Y. S., Marshall, N. S., & Glozier, N.
Affiliations
The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Glozier, Nick
ORCID
Venue
Sleep Medicine Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-06
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
223-230
ISSN
1087-0792 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.smrv.2011.07.003
OpenAlex
W2127762051
Cited by
219
References
50
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FWCI
2.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Servier
  • National Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Keywords
sleep duration, secular trends, self-reported sleep, community-dwelling adults, cross-national comparison
MeSH terms
Adult, Humans, Middle Aged, Sleep, Time Factors, Global Health, Young Adult

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