Dr. Jared Saletin Discusses Sleep and School Start Times on WPRI

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On Tuesday, Dr. Jared Saletin sat down with 12 News anchor Kim Kalunian, along with teacher and parent Sarah Fulford, to discuss the importance of a good night’s sleep for school-aged children and adolescents.

During the discussion, Dr. Saletin highlighted the importance of sleep for all aspects of functioning, including attention, learning, mood, memory, and growth.

He went on to discuss the role of melatonin and exposure to blue light in winding down before bed, how much sleep is “enough” for kids and adolescents, and how school start times interact with teenagers’ circadian rhythms—affecting sleep quality and morning grogginess, even when sleep duration is adequate.

The discussion concluded with recommendations for strategies to improve sleep hygiene during the back-to-school season.

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Behavioral Intervention that Extends Sleep Duration Leads to Greater Self-Control in School-Aged Children.

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Spaeth AM, Hawley NL, Carskadon MA, Raynor HA, Jelalian E, Owens JA, Wing RR, Hart CN. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Sep-Oct 01;45(5):e463-e469. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001303. Epub 2024 Jul 10. PMID: 38990144 Clinical Trial.

 

Behavioral Intervention that Extends Sleep Duration Leads to Greater Self-Control in School-Aged Children

Instructional approach, sleep, and perceived academic well-being in adolescents during COVID-19: Evidence from the NESTED study

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Saletin JM, Wolfson AR, Wahlstrom KL, Honaker SM, Owens JA, Seixas AA, Wong P, Carskadon MA, Meltzer LJ. Sleep Health. 2024 Jun 13:S2352-7218(24)00089-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2024.04.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38876932

 

Instructional approach, sleep, and perceived academic well-being in adol during COVID-19

Markowitz, A, et al, “Comparing wrist actigraphy to a novel wearable (Actigpatch): Nonparametric activity estimation”

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Markowitz, A, Barker, DH, Saletin, JM, Gredvig-Ardito, CA, McGeary, JE, Carskadon, MA

Wrist actigraphy is a standard measure for monitoring naturalistic sleep patterns; however, data quality is compromised if participants remove the device for daily activities (e.g., baths, exercise).

The Actigpatch is a novel, adhesive water-resistant wearable that we have previously demonstrated as comparable to wrist actigraphy for traditional sleep-wake estimation1.

Here we compare assessment of nonparametric activity indexes.

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