ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF SLEEP AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF A PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGE, TUMKUR, KARNATAKA.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Background: Introduction: Sleep is a physiological process essential to life. Its quality is strongly related to psychological and physical health and other measures of well-being1. Medical students, in particular, are often thought to have less free time, longer courses, and longer working hours than most of their fellow non-medical peers2. This study was conducted with the objectives to assess quality of sleep among medical students and to assess the association between socio-demographic variables and sleep quality. Materials and methods: It is a cross sectional study conducted amongst the medical students of Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur between January 2017 to July 2017. A self-reported questionnaire: the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) by Buysse was used. Data was collected from 200 students. Results: The mean age of the participants was 19.8 with the standard deviation of 2.346. Out of 200 students 99 (49.5%) belong to normal PSQI score and 101 (50 .5%) belong to poor PSQI score. Out of 100 female participants 49 (49.0%) were normal while 51(51.0%) have poor PSQI out of 100 males 50(50.0%) males have normal while 50(50%) have poor global PSQI score. There was no significant association between gender, age and global PSQI score after applying chi square test (p> 0.05). Conclusion: The high prevalence rate of poor quality of sleep among medical students shows that further follow-up is needed and also there is need to create awareness among medical students regarding sleep quality.
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Rajesh S S, Shwetha T M
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- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2018.7.4.314-316
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