Smartphone students ruin their sleep

Smartphone students ruin their sleep

They complain about fatigue and sleep resistance

London: Middle East

Half of German students are tired of sleep deprivation during the day and complain of fatigue and resistance to sleep. A German study found that students in Germany did not sleep well enough. According to the study commissioned by DAK Health Insurance, it was found that the lack of sleep in the students made them stressed and that the lower the hours of sleep, the more the fatigue increased.
The study, conducted in collaboration with the FTI Institute for Health Research and Treatment, involved approximately 9,300 students in grades five to ten in six German states. The researchers explained the lack of sleep students facing the increasing use of computers and smart phones, according to the German news agency. "There is a clear link between sleep deprivation and the use of computer screens for long periods of time," said Professor Rainer Hanifinkel, director of the study at the University of Toronto. 39; FTI. Boys and girls who reported spending more than four hours a day in front of screens slept on average less than hours (3.7 hours). On average) than those using smartphones, tablets, etc. for less than an hour a day, with an average of nine hours of sleep a day. This difference decreased in all age groups of students surveyed.
According to the study, the oldest students are those who sleep the least, with Grade 9 students sleeping only seven hours a day, five times less or 120 minutes, compared to the experts' recommendations for these students.
DAK President Andreas Strom warned of an underestimation of sleep disorders and said that these disorders could cause serious problems.