Research Article: Effects of Adverse Events and 12-Week Group Step Aerobics on Sleep Quality in Chinese Adolescents
Abstract:
Background: In China, sleep disorders have become a public health concern. This study aimed to model the relationship between adverse events and sleep quality, as well as the effect of group step aerobics on sleep quality. Methods: The modeling was built on surveying 2760 16–19-year-old adolescents. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate sleep quality, and the Adolescent Self-rating Life Events Checklist (ASLEC) was used to evaluate adverse events. Adolescents with sleep disorders (PSQI ? 8) were randomized into the control (n = 26) and exercise (n = 26) groups. The exercise group participated in 12-week step aerobics, and the 300 min weekly volume is compliant with the WHO physical activity guidelines. Results: The double Poisson distribution was chosen to fit the data. ASLEC had a nonlinear relationship with the PSQI. Participants in the exercise group slept better (p < 0.05) from the eighth week until the end of the study. A random adolescent, therefore, has a 92.5% probability of experiencing improved sleep quality after 12 weeks of step aerobics. Conclusions: Intervention should be implemented before adverse events accumulate. An active lifestyle should be a preparedness strategy for increasing the resilience of adolescent mental health in the face of adversity.
Introduction:
More than 300 million people in China have sleep disorders, especially among the middle class and those performing intellectually demanding work [1]. Nearly 26% of Chinese adolescents experience sleep disorders [2], which is much higher than the global average [3]. Given the importance of sleep to health and the progression of various noncommunicable diseases [4], the high prevalence of sleep disorders poses a threat to public health in contemporary Chinese society.
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