Investigation of the Relationship between Psychological Variables and Sleep Quality in Students of Medical Sciences

Objectives. Students of medical sciences are exposed to many emotional and mental problems. In light of the importance of sleep quality in learning and liveliness, this study was conducted to examine the relationship between psychological variables (stress, anxiety, and depression) and sleep quality of students. Design. This research is a cross-sectional analytical study, where all students studying at Fasa University of Medical Sciences in 2012-2013 year were selected. To examine the students’ stress, anxiety, and depression values, the standardized 21-item DASS-21 was used, and to examine their sleep quality, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used. Results. The results of the study demonstrated that 73% of the students have moderate and severe stress, and 46.4% of them have PSQ scores ≥ 5. The students’ mean sleep quality score was 4.65±2.37, and their stress score was 8.09±5.14. A statistically significant relationship was found between the students’ stress levels and sleep quality (P<0.001). Conclusion. The high stress levels decrease students’ sleep quality. High stress levels and also the significant relationship between stress value and decrease in students’ sleep quality call for more attention to and care for students’ emotional and mental issues and timely proper interference on the part of authorities.

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Stress level and sleep quality of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Work ◽

10.3233/wor-210538 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Şebnem Bilgiç ◽

Ülfiye Çelikkalp ◽

Cem Mısırlı

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Stress Level ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

High Stress ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Family ◽

Stress Levels

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 infection is transmitted easily and quickly, and nurses constitute the riskiest group of healthcare workers. Therefore, they may experience high levels of stress and sleep problems. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the stress levels and sleep quality of nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted with 316 nurses working in a pandemic hospital in a city center. A descriptive form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were used to collect data. RESULTS: A positive, moderately significant correlation was found between the average PSQI score of nurses and the average perceived stress score (p≤0.001). Multiple regressions determined that shift work, stress level, a coworker having COVID-19, being out of home due to the risk of transmission, and having a person older than 65 in the home were effective predictors of sleep quality (R2 = 33.5, p≤0.001). Age, years worked, fear of infecting the family with COVID-19, receiving COVID-19 education, regular nutrition, and sleep quality were effective predictors of stress level (R2 = 32.2, p≤0.001). CONCLUSION: It was determined that nurses have low sleep quality and high stress levels during the pandemic process.

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The relationship between physicians and nurses in hospitals affiliated with Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Journal of Nursing Education and Practice ◽

10.5430/jnep.v8n1p33 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Khalil Mahmoodi ◽

Mehran Tahrekhani

Keyword(s):

Work Experience ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Bachelor's Degree ◽

Professional Relationships ◽

Professional Relationship ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Work Shifts ◽

The Relationship

Introduction: The establishment of a healthy relationship between healthcare professionals is required for resolving healthcare issues. The professional relationship between physicians and nurses are quite decisive and vital factor for patient care. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the quality of relationship between physicians and nurses in hospitals affiliated with Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, a cross-sectional method was used. Nurses working in hospitals affiliated with Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran were selected randomly. A demographic data and a 32-item questionnaire related to the professional relationship between physicians and nurses were used for data collection. Of 160 nursing staff 96 nurses returned the questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used for data analysis via the SPSS software.Results: About 75.8% of the nurses were female and 76.8% held a bachelor's degree. Also, 86.4% of them had rotational shift works. Many of them (66.2%) held below 15 years of work experience and 59.5% received no reward to make a relationship with physicians. Moreover, 76.8% of the samples mentioned that non-existence of fixed work shifts and extra shifts created stressful and tedious conditions leading to ineffective nurse-physician relationships.Conclusions: There were major shortcomings within nurse-physician relationships. Hence, the promotion of physicians’ knowledge on nurses’ career and nurses’ welfare is required for advancing professional relationships between nurses and physicians.

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The Relationship between Sleep Quality and Social Intimacy, and Academic Burn-Out in Students of Medical Sciences

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v8n5p231 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 231 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Azizollah Arbabisarjou ◽

Hashemi Seyed Mehdi ◽

Mohammad Reza Sharif ◽

Kobra Haji Alizadeh ◽

Peyman Yarmohammadzadeh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Academic Burnout ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Burn Out ◽

Pearson Correlation Test ◽

Social Intimacy ◽

The Relationship

INTRODUCTION: Academic burnout leads to creation of a series of negative and scattered thoughts, loss of hope and emotional and physical exhaustion in carrying out activities. Two factors that affect academic burnout are sleep quality and social intimacy. This study was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between sleep quality and social intimacy, and academic burn-out in the students of Tabriz University of Medical SciencesMATERIALS & METHODS: This study was descriptive and correlational. The population of this study consisted of the students in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and 196 medical students were selected. They completed Berso et al. Academic Burnout Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS). The validity of the questionnaires confirmed by experts’ views. Their reliability were obtained as 77%, 64% and 85% for academic burnout, sleep quality and social intimacy questionnaires respectively by calculating the internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha). For data analysis, descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test, Regression, cluster analysis and t-test were used.RESULTS: The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between sleep quality and academic burnout at the level p<0.05 (r=0.38). There was a negative and significant relationship between social intimacy and academic burnout at the level p<0.05 (r= -0.40). Also, the regression results showed that sleep quality and social intimacy were able to predict 37% and 39% of academic burnout respectively. Moreover, the students were divided into two clusters of individuals with high social intimacy and individuals with low social intimacy. No significant difference was found between the two types in terms of the variable of academic burn-out.CONCLUSION: Based on the research results, it can be stated that the variables of sleep quality and social intimacy are the predictor factors of academic burn-out.

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MUTU PELAYANAN GIZI DENGAN TINGKAT KEPUASAN PASIEN

Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.33086/jhs.v7i2.508 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Iin Rachmawati ◽

Wiwik Afridah

Keyword(s):

Significant Relationship ◽

Fisher Exact Test ◽

Hospital Service ◽

Test Statistic ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Exact Test ◽

Patient’S Satisfaction ◽

Independent Variable ◽

The Relationship

The quality of nutritional service is one of the indicators of the quality hospital service. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to find out the relationship between the quality of hospital nutritional service and the level of patient’s satisfaction hospitalized in Teratai Room of Islamic Hospital located on Jemursari, Surabaya.The design of research was analytic cross sectional. The population of patient’s hospitalized ≥ 3 days in Teratai Room of Islamic Hospital located on Jemursari, Surabaya by 40 respondents, a sample of 36 respondents, taken using a consecutive sampling.The independent variable was the quality of hospital nutritional service, where as the dependent one was the level of patient’s satisfaction. Instrument using a questionnaire sheet. Analysis of the data by the Fisher Exact Test. The result of research showed that most of the respondent (52,2%) said the quality of nutritional hospital service is good and nearly half (47,2%) said they were satisfied. Fisher’s Exact Test statistic test value obtained ρ = 0.007 describing that there was a significant relationship between the quality of hospital nutritional service and the level of patient’s satisfaction hospitalized in the hospital. The research has concluded that most of the quality nutritional of hospital service is have good and patient’s have satisfaction. The nutritional official must be through, when process and prepare a dish up a food a patient

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The relationship between Fear of Hypoglycemia and Sleep Quality among type II Diabetic Patients

10.21203/rs.2.10880/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Leili Yekefallah ◽

Farzaneh Talebi ◽

Ali Razaghpoor ◽

Mohammmad Hossein Mafi

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Type Ii ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Fear Of Hypoglycemia ◽

The Mean ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Introduction and Objective Fear of hypoglycemia can result in anxiety, stress, anger, depression and severe avoidance behaviors that it affects the sleep quality of diabetic patients. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between fear of hypoglycemia and sleep quality among type II diabetic patients. Methods The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 type II diabetic patients referred to endocrinology clinic of Velayat Hospital and Boali Hospital in Qazvin, in 2018. Data were collected using a checklist for demographic variables, the Fear of Hypoglycemia Survey (FHS-W), and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation test were performed for data analysis using SPSS v24. Results In this study, the mean age of diabetic patients was 55.75±10.31. The majority of the participants were female (n=299, 74.8%) and were treated with oral anti-diabetic drugs (n=174, 43.5%). The mean score of sleep quality in patients was 8.98±3.64 and the fear of hypoglycemia was 21.27±11.92. The results of this study showed that there was a significant relationship between the fear of hypoglycemia and the poor sleep quality among patients (p<0.001, r=0.305). Conclusion The fear of hypoglycemia has a direct and significant relationship with poor sleep quality in diabetic patients; so that this fear reduces the quality of sleep in diabetic patients. Therefore, in order to provide adequate sleep to prevent inappropriate sleep complications, great attention should be paid to the issue of fear of hypoglycemia, and consider some actions to reduce this fear.

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Relationship of Gadget Use With Sleep Quality in Pandemy Covid-19 In School Age Children in State Elementary School Goa Jereweh District West Sumbawa

STRADA JURNAL ILMIAH KESEHATAN ◽

10.30994/sjik.v9i2.497 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 1680-1686

Author(s):

Eka Adithia Pratiwi ◽

Lestari Ananda ◽

Baik Heni Rispawati ◽

Rias Pratiwi Safitri

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Electronic Devices ◽

School Age Children ◽

P Value ◽

School Age ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Correlation Design

Around 1.5 billion children have been dismissed from school due to the outbreak of Covid-19,as a result of which many of them are spending more time using electronic devices during the lockdown.According to data from the American Children's Academy, 75% of 9-10 year olds experience sleep deprivation due to unsupervised use of technology.The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between gadget use and sleep quality in school age children.This study used a correlation design with a cross sectional approach.The data collection tool used a questionnaire. Data analysis used the Spearman-rho test.The results of this study found that there was no relationship between the use of gadgets and the quality of sleep during the Covid-19 pandemic with a P-Value of 0.653> 0.05 (insignificant). Recommend that parents can increase their activities and activities with children,such as involving children in home activities and exercising together to distract children from gadgets.

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Association between sleep quality and quality of life among students: a cross sectional study

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2017-0111 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Omid Rezaei ◽

Yaser Mokhayeri ◽

Javad Haroni ◽

Mahdi Jamshidi Rastani ◽

Mohammad Sayadnasiri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Sleep Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional

AbstractBackgroundLack of sleep and on going sleep disorder can affect family health and interpersonal relationships.ObjectiveThe aim of study was to investigate the association between sleep quality and the probable determinants of quality of life among students of a public health faculty at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBMU) in the 2015 academic year.MethodsThe data from a cross-sectional study of 275 students that randomly stratified sampling between different classes of college students of a public health faculty of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences were used in this study. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire consisted of modules on socio-demographic characteristics, the Petersburg Standardized Sleep Quality Questionnaire(PSQL) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Data analysis was done with descriptive and logistic regression. All analyses were carried out using SPSS software V.19.ResultsA total of 275 students participated in this study. The mean age ± standard deviation (SD) was 22.1 ± 3.6 years. In the univariable model, students that were living in their own homes had the odds of 2.18 times more than the others to have a higher quality of life level [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.07–4.45]. Moreover, sleep disorder was negatively associated with the quality of life [odds ratio (OR) = 0.23; 95% CI: 0.12–0.46].ConclusionThese results will help university administrators and policy makers to identify factors associated with poor sleep and provide approaches to enhance sleep hygiene and relevant knowledge in university students. Living in a dormitoy while also suffering from sleep problems could significantly reduce the quality of life.

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Clinical and genetic factors associated with anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

BMC Cancer ◽

10.1186/s12885-021-08615-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Aline HAJJ ◽

Roula HACHEM ◽

Rita KHOURY ◽

Souheil HALLIT ◽

Bashar ElJEBBAWI ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Genetic Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Despite the progress in assessment and treatment of breast cancer, being diagnosed with it or receiving chemotherapy treatment is still conceived as a traumatic experience. Women develop negative thoughts about life and death with detrimental effects on their daily physical functioning/activities, emotional state and overall quality of life. The aim of our study was to evaluate the level of anxiety and depression among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and explore the correlation between these psychological disorders, clinical, sociodemographic and genetic factors. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among breast cancer patients undergoing intravenous chemotherapy at the oncology outpatient unit of Hôtel-Dieu de France hospital (November 2017–June 2019; Ethical approval number: CEHDF1016). All patients gave their written informed consent and completed several validated scales, including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS) for the assessment of anxiety and depression. Sleep quality, insomnia, cognitive function, fatigue and pain were also evaluated. Genotyping for certain gene polymorphisms (CLOCK, PER2, CRY2, OPRM1, ABCB1, COMT, DRD2) was performed using the Lightcycler® (Roche). Results A total of 112 women was included. The prevalence of depression was 43.4%, and 56.2% of the patients reported anxiety (based on the HADS classification). Multivariable analysis showed that higher cognitive scores and taking fosaprepitant were significantly associated with lower depression and anxiety scores. Moreover, being married compared to single was also associated with lower depression scores, whereas higher PSQI scores (worse sleep quality) and having the PER2 AA variant genotype compared to GG were significantly associated with higher depression scores. Finally, reporting a more severe insomnia and having the COMT Met/Met genotype were significantly associated with a higher anxiety score. Conclusions Our study demonstrated a strong relationship between depression scores and cognitive impairment, sleep quality, marital status, fosaprepitant intake, and PER2 polymorphism, while anxiety scores were correlated to cognitive impairment, insomnia severity, fosaprepitant intake, and COMT polymorphism. The association with PER polymorphism was not previously reported. Identification of genetic and clinical risk factors for anxiety and depression would help clinicians implement an individualized management therapy aiming at preventing and alleviating the burden of these symptoms in breast cancer patients, hence improving their overall quality of life.

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Hubungan antara Kepercayaan dan Keterpaparan Informasi dengan Pengetahuan dan Sikap terhadap Perawatan Metode Kanguru pada Bidan di Kabupaten Musi Rawas Sumatera Selatan Tahun 2016

Jurnal Kesehatan Reproduksi ◽

10.22146/jkr.35951 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 130

Author(s):

Siti Mudiyah ◽

Hadi Pratomo ◽

Besral Besral

Keyword(s):

Significant Relationship ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Kangaroo Mother Care ◽

Child Health Service ◽

Health Service Provider ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

The Relationship ◽

And Child Health

Background: Infant and Neonatal mortality in Musi Rawas District is the highest in Southern Sumatera in 2014. Implementation of kangaroo mother care as Low Birth Weight treatment is still limited in the provincial general hospital Dr. Mohammad Hoesin, Palembang. At the present time, midwives as maternal and child health service provider, can access many information including Kangaroo Mother Care from various media.Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between belief in the myth of LBW care and exposure information with the knowledge and attitudes toward kangaroo mother care on midwives in Musi Rawas District of Southern Sumatra 2016.Method: Cross sectional study design used on 197 midwives with purposive sampling.Result and Discussion: The results showed that midwives who have relatifely good knowledge about KMC As much as 50,8% and having relatively positive attitude towards KMC as much as 40.1%. There are a significant relationship between belief of LBW care (ρ=0,001; OR: 3,1; 95% CI: 1,6 – 5,8), exposure information from scientific media (ρ=0,039; OR: 2,4; 95% CI: 1,0 – 5,4), training (ρ=0,001; OR: 3.5; 95% CI: 1.7 – 7,5) with knowledge about KMC on midwives.Conclusion: A significant relationship also demonstrated between exposure information from training with attitude towards KMC on midwives (ρ=0,003; OR: 2,8; 95% CI: 1,4 – 5,6). Improving quality of the midwives in Kangaroo Mother Care is very important so midwives can provide counseling, information, and education to mother since detected with LBW.Keywords: Kangaroo Mother Care, Midwife, Belief, Attitude, Knowledge of KMC

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Influence of work automation on the performance of nigerian ports

Journal of Management and Science ◽

10.26524/jms.10.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 12-24

Author(s):

Oyewole ◽

Francis Olufemi

Keyword(s):

Significant Relationship ◽

Department Heads ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Port Management ◽

The Social ◽

Study Population ◽

Independent Variable ◽

Sea Ports ◽

The Relationship

The study examined the influence of work automation on the performance of Nigeria ports. The study population was the entire sea-ports in Nigeria. In line with the purpose of study, the study adopted the survey/cross sectional approach. The major research instrument used collect data was the questionnaire. Thirty (30) copies of questionnaire were distributed to the respondents from the six major sea-ports in Nigeria. The respondents were department heads and senior port managers. Work automation was used as the independent variable of the study and measures of port performances were productivity and the throughput level of the sea-port. Two hypotheses were developed and tested to determine the extent of the relationship between the study variables. Pearson product moment analysis was used to test the stated hypotheses with the aid of statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS 22.0). The findings of the study revealed that to a very large extent, work automations are often used as key performance indicators (KPI) in Nigeria port. This is true of the system of administration of all port management authority in Nigeria. To a very large extent, the study observed that ports give room for the assessment of work automations. To a very large extent, the respondents were allowed to make variety of inputs on work automations in their various sea-ports. Staff of the ports have the requisite skills to give critical assessment on the issues of work automations. Conclusively, it is evident from the study that there is significant relationship between work automations and productivity in Nigerian ports and there is significant relationship between work automations and cargo throughputs in Nigerian ports. Therefore, port managers should improve on the service quality of their port by recommending improve work automation of the port activities in such a manner that will aid the effective performances of the port operations.

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