TY - JOUR
T1 - National Sleep Foundation's updated sleep duration recommendations
T2 - Final report
AU - Hirshkowitz, Max
AU - Whiton, Kaitlyn
AU - Albert, Steven M.
AU - Alessi, Cathy
AU - Bruni, Oliviero
AU - DonCarlos, Lydia
AU - Hazen, Nancy
AU - Herman, John
AU - Adams Hillard, Paula J.
AU - Katz, Eliot S.
AU - Kheirandish-Gozal, Leila
AU - Neubauer, David N.
AU - O'Donnell, Anne E.
AU - Ohayon, Maurice
AU - Peever, John
AU - Rawding, Robert
AU - Sachdeva, Ramesh C.
AU - Setters, Belinda
AU - Vitiello, Michael V.
AU - Ware, J. Catesby
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 National Sleep Foundation.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - Objective: To make scientifically sound and practical recommendations for daily sleep duration across the life span. Methods: The National Sleep Foundation convened a multidisciplinary expert panel ("Panel") with broad representation from leading stakeholder organizations. The Panel evaluated the latest scientific evidence and participated in a formal consensus and voting process. Then, the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method was used to formulate sleep duration recommendations. Results: The Panel made sleep duration recommendations for 9 age groups. Sleep duration ranges, expressed as hours of sleep per day, were designated as recommended, may be appropriate, or not recommended. Recommended sleep durations are as follows: 14-17 hours for newborns, 12-15 hours for infants, 11-14 hours for toddlers, 10-13 hours for preschoolers, 9-11 hours for school-aged children, and 8-10 hours for teenagers. Seven to 9 hours is recommended for young adults and adults, and 7-8 hours of sleep is recommended for older adults. The self-designated basis for duration selection and critical discussions are also provided. Conclusions: Consensus for sleep duration recommendations was reached for specific age groupings. Consensus using a multidisciplinary expert Panel lends robust credibility to the results. Finally, limitations and caveats of these recommendations are discussed.
AB - Objective: To make scientifically sound and practical recommendations for daily sleep duration across the life span. Methods: The National Sleep Foundation convened a multidisciplinary expert panel ("Panel") with broad representation from leading stakeholder organizations. The Panel evaluated the latest scientific evidence and participated in a formal consensus and voting process. Then, the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method was used to formulate sleep duration recommendations. Results: The Panel made sleep duration recommendations for 9 age groups. Sleep duration ranges, expressed as hours of sleep per day, were designated as recommended, may be appropriate, or not recommended. Recommended sleep durations are as follows: 14-17 hours for newborns, 12-15 hours for infants, 11-14 hours for toddlers, 10-13 hours for preschoolers, 9-11 hours for school-aged children, and 8-10 hours for teenagers. Seven to 9 hours is recommended for young adults and adults, and 7-8 hours of sleep is recommended for older adults. The self-designated basis for duration selection and critical discussions are also provided. Conclusions: Consensus for sleep duration recommendations was reached for specific age groupings. Consensus using a multidisciplinary expert Panel lends robust credibility to the results. Finally, limitations and caveats of these recommendations are discussed.
KW - Life span sleep
KW - National Sleep Foundation
KW - RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method
KW - Sleep adequacy
KW - Sleep by age
KW - Sleep duration
KW - Sleep need
KW - Sleep sufficiency
KW - Sleep time recommendations
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84959911112
U2 - 10.1016/j.sleh.2015.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.sleh.2015.10.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84959911112
SN - 2352-7218
VL - 1
SP - 233
EP - 243
JO - Sleep Health
JF - Sleep Health
IS - 4
ER -