Conceptualizing Sleep Satisfaction: A Rapid Review.

Good, satisfying, sleep is a key indicator and determinant of health and wellness. However, there is no consensus about how to define and measure good sleep. The present research aimed to define sleep satisfaction through the extant literature and disentangle it from a conceptually similar construct, sleep quality. Systematic review methods were adapted for a rapid review approach. The entire review was completed in eight weeks. Tabulation coding with content analysis was used to identify key categories and synthesize findings. A systematic process for generating construct definitions was followed. Database search yielded 51 eligible studies (N > 218,788), representing diverse healthy adults in 20 countries. Designs varied in rigor. Sleep satisfaction was defined as a personal, introspective, and global judgment about one’s feelings of contentment with one’s sleep, at a particular point in time. Sleep satisfaction was understood as an indicator of general health, impacted by and varied as a function of the sleep environment and individual-level characteristics. This rapid review contributes to the literature by providing the first systematically generated definition of sleep satisfaction and disentangling sleep satisfaction from sleep quality. The present findings have strong implications for the measurement of sleep satisfaction going forward.