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Abstract

Introduction: Sleep is one of the most important factors affecting the quality of life. More than 50% of Polish adults have sleeping disorders, and young adults are the ones particularly vulnerable to this. This is why the analysis of the predictors of sleep quality, such as sleep hygiene knowledge and dietary knowledge, in young adults is a very important topic, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have affected sleeping habits. Material and Methods: 402 young adults (mean age 28.12 ± 6.08 years old) were enrolled in the study during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sleep quality was assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire, while dietary knowledge and sleep hygiene knowledge were assessed with dedicated questionnaires. The participants were also asked about the use of specific dietary supplements. Results: The analysis showed that sleep hygiene knowledge was significantly associated with sleep length (R = −0.17, p = 0.003) and overall sleep quality (R = −0.17, p = 0.005), while dietary knowledge significantly correlated with time to fall asleep (R = −0.12, p = 0.026). The regression analysis revealed that sleep hygiene knowledge was a significant negative predictor of sleep quality impairment (β = −0.13, p = 0.028). Significant results were also obtained for the use of supplements (β = −0.20; p = 0.001) and the use of medications (β = −0.32, p = 0.001), which were negative predictors of sleep quality impairment. Conclusions: This study showed that increased sleep hygiene knowledge promoted improved sleep length and overall sleep quality. In addition, dietary knowledge significantly correlated with time to fall asleep. On the other hand, decreased sleep quality was observed in participants who used medications or dietary supplements.

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Title
The Relationship between Knowledge, Dietary Supplementation, and Sleep Quality in Young Adults after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author
Pokarowski, Maciej 1 ; Kedra, Michal 2 ; Piwinska, Justyna 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kurek, Katarzyna 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Szczygiel, Karolina 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Denysiuk, Piotr 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Popiolek-Kalisz, Joanna 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Clinical Dietetics Unit, Department of Bioanalytics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland 
 Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland 
 Experimental Psychopathology Lab, Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-378 Warsaw, Poland 
 Student Scientific Club at Clinical Dietetics Unit, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland 
 Department of Cardiology, Cardinal Wyszynski Hospital in Lublin, 20-718 Lublin, Poland 
 Clinical Dietetics Unit, Department of Bioanalytics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; Department of Cardiology, Cardinal Wyszynski Hospital in Lublin, 20-718 Lublin, Poland 
First page
3354
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20726643
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2849056797
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.