Sleep health in China: status, challenges, and promotion strategies
This Review synthesises the epidemiological patterns of sleep and sleep disturbance in China, discusses national strategies and challenges, and proposes future directions. To promote sleep health, the Chinese Government has implemented multifaceted strategies structured across three domains: national policies, health-care systems, and research systems. Despite these efforts, challenges persist in two areas: deep-seated factors that influence sleep disturbance, and systemic limitations in health care and surveillance that constrain an effective response. Progress will depend on a concerted strategy to transform socioeconomic and cultural norms, enhance public awareness, strengthen health-care systems, and build national research and technological infrastructure.
Authors
- Michael V. Vitiello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9776-0473)
- Charles M. Morin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8649-8895)
- Yun Kwok Wing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5745-5474)
- Sijing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8849-9202)
- Zhe Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7006-075X)
- Lin Lu
- Xiao-Xing Liu
- Jie Shi
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- University of Washington (US)
- Peking University (CN)
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CN)
- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (CN)
- Peking University Sixth Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
- Université Laval (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(25)00250-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.24
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China