Sleep Quality, Not Quantity, Could Be More Important: Study

Sleep Quality, Not Quantity, Could Be More Important: Study
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A new study finds sleep quality has a greater role in our quality of life than how long we sleep.

Sleep Quality: The Strongest Predictor of Quality of Life

From 2015 to 2020, researchers sampled data from the Czech Household Panel Survey (CHPS), which maps the living conditions and describes the dynamics of long-term changes among Czech households and individuals. They analyzed 5,132 paper-and-pencil self-administered questionnaires.

They investigated the effect of sleep on five variables that described quality of life: life satisfaction, well-being, happiness, subjective health, and work stress. For example, life satisfaction was measured with responses to the question, “All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole?”

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