Category: Demographics

Demographics

Sleep Habits of Pandemic Teens Suggest Benefits of Later School Start Times

The return to in-person classrooms this fall may have the unintended consequence of depriving many high school students of sleep.

Demographics

AAP: Safe Sleep After the NICU

In the Pediatrics on Call Podcast, Michael Goodstein, MD, FAAP, about best ways to model safe sleep as newborns transition out of the neonatal intensive care unit.

Demographics

Artist Spruces Up Pediatric Sleep Center

Daily Herald: Muralist Stacy Lazzara wanted to help kids who spend the night at the Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital sleep lab feel more welcomed and comforted.

Age

Why Do Parents Under-Report Sleep Apnea Symptoms in Their Kids? New Study Sheds Light on Disconnect

"We had hypothesized that the under-reporting of symptoms suggestive of sleep-disordered breathing, or of sleep problems in general, at medical consultation could be because of the lack of parents' awareness of a problem existing."

Sex

Poor Sleep Nearly Doubles Risk of Sexual Dysfunction in Women, Study Says

Consistently getting a bad night's sleep may lead to an unsatisfactory sex life for many older women, a new study finds.

Race/Ethnicity

Poor Sleep May Impact Academic Achievement for Children in Disinvested Neighborhoods

A longitudinal study examined the relation between sleep, classroom behavior, and academic achievement scores among primarily Black children growing up in historically disinvested neighborhoods.

Relationship Status

Sleep Myths That Are Hurting Your Relationship

Time Magazine reviews the many myths around sleep, sex and relationships.

Career

Insomnia, Fatigue, Aches, & Pains: The Pandemic’s Toll On Workers’ Physical Health

Men are more than twice as likely than women to report that their physical wellbeing is "excellent" or to report that their physical fitness, nutrition, or sleep habits have improved.

Socioeconomic

Housing Insecurity Linked to Less Sleep

A study, which followed 1,046 people receiving welfare in California, analyzes the relationship between housing insecurity and sleep outcomes.

Regional

Dreams Are Changing As We Emerge From the Pandemic

CNN: Psychologist Deirdre Barrett has been collecting our dreams and nightmares since the virus shut down our lives.