Effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood, and working memory: A randomized pilot trial.
BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the effects of restricting mobile phone use before bedtime on sleep, pre-sleep arousal, mood, and working memory. METHODS:Thirty-eight participants were randomized to either an intervention group (n = 19), where members were instructed to avoid using their mobil...
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| author | Jing-Wen He Zhi-Hao Tu Lei Xiao Tong Su Yun-Xiang Tang |
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| description | BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the effects of restricting mobile phone use before bedtime on sleep, pre-sleep arousal, mood, and working memory. METHODS:Thirty-eight participants were randomized to either an intervention group (n = 19), where members were instructed to avoid using their mobile phone 30 minutes before bedtime, or a control group (n = 19), where the participants were given no such instructions. Sleep habit, sleep quality, pre-sleep arousal and mood were measured using the sleep diary, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index, the Pre-sleep Arousal Scale and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule respectively. Working memory was tested by using the 0-,1-,2-back task (n-back task). RESULTS:Restricting mobile phone use before bedtime for four weeks was effective in reducing sleep latency, increasing sleep duration, improving sleep quality, reducing pre-sleep arousal, and improving positive affect and working memory. CONCLUSIONS:Restricting mobile phone use close to bedtime reduced sleep latency and pre-sleep arousal and increased sleep duration and working memory. This simple change to moderate usage was recommended to individuals with sleep disturbances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1198ff0a00b64c9e872d9e552a1269282022-12-21T22:36:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-01152e022875610.1371/journal.pone.0228756Effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood, and working memory: A randomized pilot trial.Jing-Wen HeZhi-Hao TuLei XiaoTong SuYun-Xiang TangBACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess the effects of restricting mobile phone use before bedtime on sleep, pre-sleep arousal, mood, and working memory. METHODS:Thirty-eight participants were randomized to either an intervention group (n = 19), where members were instructed to avoid using their mobile phone 30 minutes before bedtime, or a control group (n = 19), where the participants were given no such instructions. Sleep habit, sleep quality, pre-sleep arousal and mood were measured using the sleep diary, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index, the Pre-sleep Arousal Scale and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule respectively. Working memory was tested by using the 0-,1-,2-back task (n-back task). RESULTS:Restricting mobile phone use before bedtime for four weeks was effective in reducing sleep latency, increasing sleep duration, improving sleep quality, reducing pre-sleep arousal, and improving positive affect and working memory. CONCLUSIONS:Restricting mobile phone use close to bedtime reduced sleep latency and pre-sleep arousal and increased sleep duration and working memory. This simple change to moderate usage was recommended to individuals with sleep disturbances.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228756 |
| spellingShingle | Jing-Wen He Zhi-Hao Tu Lei Xiao Tong Su Yun-Xiang Tang Effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood, and working memory: A randomized pilot trial. PLoS ONE |
| title | Effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood, and working memory: A randomized pilot trial. |
| title_full | Effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood, and working memory: A randomized pilot trial. |
| title_fullStr | Effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood, and working memory: A randomized pilot trial. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood, and working memory: A randomized pilot trial. |
| title_short | Effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep, arousal, mood, and working memory: A randomized pilot trial. |
| title_sort | effect of restricting bedtime mobile phone use on sleep arousal mood and working memory a randomized pilot trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228756 |
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