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Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Published: December 2024
AI Article Synopsis
- Adolescence often brings sleep challenges due to changes in circadian rhythms, medical issues, and various social and environmental factors
- Early school start times worsen sleep quality for teens, leading to adverse effects on their health, wellbeing, and academic performance
- The article advocates for later school start times as a potential solution to enhance sleep quality and overall functioning in adolescents
Article Abstract
Adolescence is commonly accepted as a challenging time for sleep, with multiple factors contributing to sleep deficiency in adolescents. These include physiologic changes with shifts in their circadian rhythm; medical sleep disorders; and social, cultural, and environmental factors. Early school start times negatively affect sleep in adolescents as well, with poorer outcomes in their overall health, wellbeing, and performance. This article highlights the different contributing factors for sleep deficiency in adolescents and the consequences of sleep deficiency. In addition, the authors discuss the impact of delayed school start times in improving adolescents' sleep and overall function.
