Good perceived sleep quality protects against the raised risk of respiratory infection during sleep restriction in young adults

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Walsh, Neil P., Kashi, Daniel S., Edwards, Jason P., Richmond, Claudia, Oliver, Samuel J., Roberts, Ross, Izard, Rachel M., Jackson, Sarah and Greeves, Julie P. (2023) Good perceived sleep quality protects against the raised risk of respiratory infection during sleep restriction in young adults. Sleep, 46 (1). ISSN 0161-8105

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Abstract

Study Objectives: Prospectively examine the association between sleep restriction, perceived sleep quality (PSQ) and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). Methods: In 1318 military recruits (68% males) self-reported sleep was assessed at the beginning and end of a 12-week training course. Sleep restriction was defined as an individualized reduction in sleep duration of ≥2 hours/night compared with civilian life. URTIs were retrieved from medical records. Results: On commencing training, approximately half of recruits were sleep restricted (52%; 2.1 ± 1.6 h); despite the sleep debt, 58% of recruits with sleep restriction reported good PSQ. Regression adjusted for covariates showed that recruits commencing training with sleep restriction were more likely to suffer URTI during the course (OR = 2.93, 95% CI 1.29–6.69, p = .011). Moderation analysis showed this finding was driven by poor PSQ (B = −1.12, SE 0.50, p = .023), as no significant association between sleep restriction and URTI was observed in recruits reporting good PSQ, despite a similar magnitude of sleep restriction during training. Associations remained in the population completing training, accounting for loss to follow-up. Recruits reporting poor PSQ when healthy at the start and end of training were more susceptible to URTI (OR = 3.16, 95% CI 1.31–7.61, p = .010, vs good PSQ). Conclusion: Good perceived sleep quality was associated with protection against the raised risk of respiratory infection during sleep restriction. Studies should determine whether improvements in sleep quality arising from behavioral sleep interventions translate to reduced respiratory infection during sleep restriction.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Financial disclosure: This work was funded by The Ministry of Defence (Army), UK.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	infection,sleep,sleep debt,sleep duration,sleep quality,sleep restriction,clinical neurology,physiology (medical) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2728
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	20 Feb 2023 13:30
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2024 01:36
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91201
DOI:	10.1093/sleep/zsac222

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