scholarly journals SLEEP PATTERNS

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Aftab Anjum ◽  
Muhammad Aslam Bajwa ◽  
Rizwan Saeed
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sleeping Pills ◽  
Night Awakening ◽  
Academic Demands

Background: College students experience a number of sleep problems, which1impact academic performance, health, and mood . University students are exposed to pressuresdue to academic demands. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of sleep disorders amongcollege students and look into their sleep patterns and life style. Design: A cross-sectional study.Material & Method: Sample was comprised of 141 medical and non-medical students. Placeand Period of Study: The study was conducted at University of Lahore and period spanned fromDec 2010 to April 2011. Results: The age ranged 18 to 26, with 42.6 to 57.4 Male-female ratios.Both groups were almost similar in use of sleeping pills (medical: 97.2, non-medical: 82.2%).They differed in percentages for studying academic books, listening MP 3 player and late nightparties/hangouts, wherein medical students outnumbered non-medical students almost by half.Both groups differed in their usual time to sleep, medical students who sleep later than 12 pm washigher (66.2%), compared to 46.6% non-medical. In taking day naps (medical: 70.6%, nonmedical:37.0%), awakening due to noise often (medical: 41.2%, non-medical: 30.1%),nightmares during sleep often (medical: 23.5%, non-medical: 19.5%) and sometimes (medical:44.1%, non-medical: 30.1%), difficulty in falling sleep sometimes (medical: 50.0%, non-medical:32.9%), feel sleepiness in the class often (medical: 45.6%, non-medical: 28.8%), feel tired orsleepiness during the day (medical: 36.7%, non-medical: 23.4%). Both groups also differregarding worry about “sleep disturbance to some extent”. (medical:51.4%, nonmedical:35.6%).Conclusions: Our study found that medical students had more disturbed sleeppatterns than the comparing group including delaying sleep time at night, awakening due tonoise, experiencing nightmares, difficulty in falling sleep, feeling sleepiness in the class andduring the day

scholarly journals Sleep patterns in 1 to 36 month-old children

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharina Sambo ◽  
Rini Sekartini ◽  
Partini Trihono
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Problem ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Total Sleep Time ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background Better understanding about sleep patterns inIndonesian children can contribute to basic knowledge foreducating parents and health providers about good sleephygiene.Objectives To find out sleep patterns in 1􀁊36 month􀁊oldchildren.Method A descriptive, cross􀁊sectional study was held in EastJakarta on May 2009. Subjects were 1 to 36 months old childrenwho came \\lith their parents or primary caregivers. Data collectionwas performed using modified Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire(BISQ), consisted of subjects' characteristics, sleep patterns, sleepproblems, and associating factors.Results Among 147 children, sleep problems were identified in33.3% of them. Bedtime was mostly at 8 p.m., wake up time was5 a.m. Median time needed to fall asleep was 20 minutes. Averagefrequency of night waking was twice during one night. Mediannight waking duration was 15 minutes. Median sleep duration atnight was 9 hours 20 minutes, and median nap duration was 2hours 20 minutes. Median total sleep time was 12 hours. Pronesleeping position was significantly associated \\lith sleep problems(p􀁋0.036, RR􀁋1.67, 95%CI􀁋1.66-2.64).Conclusions Prevalence of sleep problem is 33.3%, \\lith awakeningat night was being the most occurring problem. Prone sleepingposition is associated \\lith sleep problems. [Paediatr Indones.2010;50:170-5].

scholarly journals Suicidal ideation among medical students, burnout or depression? Maybe both.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
THAÍS CAMPELO BEDÊ VALE ◽  
LÍVIA RODRIGUES DE ARAÚJO ◽  
VITÓRIA NUNES MEDEIROS ◽  
JOSÉ HÍCARO HELLANO GONÇALVES LIMA PAIVA ◽  
TATIANA PASCHOALETTE RODRIGUES BACHUR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Cross Sectional

Depression is a common mental condition worldwide and a major cause of debility, with the potential to impair the quality of life of affected people. Medical students are more likely to develop psychiatric disorders, with depression, anxiety, and burnout being the most common ones. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in medical students and their association with burnout and aspects of life. This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Data collection was performed using four validated scales and a questionnaire in 511 medical students from the first to the fourth year from different universities. Depression was present in 49% of the students. A correlation was found between depression and female gender. Regarding the students' daily sleep time, 54.5% of the students slept only 3 to 6 hours per night. The use of psychoactive substances was reported by 29.9%. Regarding the emotional support offered by universities, about 92.8% of students with depressive symptoms reported not receiving adequate emotional support. As for quality of life, all domains were impaired among students with depression. According to the two-dimensional criterion, 37% of the students have burnout, with correlation between the presence of the syndrome and depressive symptoms. In addition, burnout proved to be an independent risk factor for suicidal ideation and self-mutilation. New methods that can help detect and address factors that trigger stress and depressive symptoms in medical students are needed to reduce the incidence of depression.

Life Style Practices And Health Risk Behaviors Of Medical Students: A Cross Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 231-235
Author(s):  
Shireen Jawed ◽  
Sundus Tariq ◽  
Zehra Jamil ◽  
Rabiya Ali ◽  
Rehana Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Handling Practices

Objective: A health risk behavior like physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, tobacco use, drug abuse, unprotected sexual practices or harmful use of alcohol is linked with serious ailments like liver cirrhosis, hypertension, abnormal lipid profile and number of cardiovascular diseases. Our study is aimed to explore perception of students about health risk behaviors; eating routines, life style and stress handling practices and compare amongst medical students of first and second year. Subjects and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 233 female students between 1 8–25 years of age, from first two years of medical college were administered a self-structured questionnaire Response of each item was rated on five-point Likert scale. Maximum points in the scale were five and the minimum was one for each item. Mean score was obtained by adding points of all responses. Degree of health awareness was categorized into low, medium and high on the basis of mean cumulative scores. Independent sample t test was used to compare means between study groups based on academic level (Year I and II medical students) Results: The overall results of the study revealed positive health behaviors among medical students. Year I MBBS had superior acquaintance on healthy eating routines (p-value = 0.001), lifestyle patterns (p-value = 0.002), and stress handling practices (p-value < 0.001) as compared to senior class. Tendency to have anxiety attacks was more in 1st year students (p-value=0.002) while capability to withstand stress was better in senior class (p-value=0.004). Conclusion: Majority of medical students practiced positive health behaviors. These attitudes in terms of selection of life style choices; healthy food and physical activity with avoidance of health risk behaviors and supportive practices was better in Year I students.

The prevalence of insomnia and characteristics of sleep patterns collected from sleep diary among medical students of University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

MedPharmRes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
Phuong Thi Mai ◽  
Huyen Thi Bui ◽  
Khue Diem Bui
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sleep Diary ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Falling Asleep ◽  
High Prevalence

Introduction: Insomnia is a common disease in all societies and age groups. Among them, medical students are one of the population most susceptible to sleep problems. Studies from many countries have shown high prevalence of insomnia among medical students. Sleep diary is the gold standard for evaluating subjective insomnia and other sleep disorders. This research aims to study the prevalence of insomnia in Vietnamese medical students, associated factors, and their sleep patterns. Method: In a cross-sectional survey using stratified random sampling, a total of 176 medical students was recruited, each completed a self-administered questionnaire and a 7-consecutive-day sleep diary. Demographic data and lifestyle factors were obtained from the questionnaire, while sleep patterns and quality were collected from the sleep diary. We performed data analysis using SPSS ver 22, p<0.05 was statistically significant. Results: Overall, out of 176 participants, 93 (52.8%) were affected by insomnia. On average, students acquired 6.2 hours of sleep each night. 70.94% of the recorded nights had total sleep time (TST) less than 7 hours. Associated factors of insomnia include sleep environment, sleep efficiency (SE), bedtime, falling asleep time, get up time, self-reported sleep quality. Conclusion: The findings of our study revealed the high prevalence of insomnia among medical students. From recorded sleep data, we observed that sleep deprivation is also a common issue faced by the study participants. The valuable insights provided by sleep diary proved to be crucial in evaluating sleep patterns and quality.

scholarly journals Sleep Problems in Pregnancy—A Cross-Sectional Study in over 7000 Pregnant Women in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5306
Author(s):  
Magdalena Smyka ◽  
Katarzyna Kosińska-Kaczyńska ◽  
Nicole Sochacki-Wójcicka ◽  
Magdalena Zgliczyńska ◽  
Mirosław Wielgoś
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional

The aim was to characterize sleep patterns in pregnant women in Poland and to analyze the relation between sociodemographic factors, pregnancy-related physical symptoms and sleep problems. A self-composed questionnaire, containing questions in Polish language, was distributed online via web pages and Facebook groups designed for pregnant women. The questionnaire included questions regarding sociodemographic data and information on the current pregnancy and sleep patterns over the past four weeks. Exactly 7207 respondents were included to the study. 77.09% reported sleep problems: nocturnal awakening (52.77%), sleep onset insomnia (20.23%), awakening too early (18.56%) and believed their sleep was too shallow (9.82%). Sleep onset insomnia (26.38%) and frequent awakening (62.88%) were most often reported in 3rd trimester, while daytime drowsiness (86.35%) and naps impeding daytime function (27.18%) in the 1st trimester of pregnancy. The analyzed demographic, socioeconomic and psychological issues had a small but significant influence on sleep problems occurrence (aOR 0.81–1.24). Time to conceive from 6 to 12 months of trying increased the risk of developing sleep problems during pregnancy (aOR 1.31). Pregnancy ailments increased the risk of sleep disturbances (aOR 1.53–2.59). Sleep disorders are prevalent among pregnant women in Poland. The evaluation of risk factors is essential in proper screening for sleep disorders in pregnant women.

Happiness Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Study Among Iranian Medical Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azadeh Lesani ◽  
Asghar Mohammadpoorasl ◽  
Maryam Javadi ◽  
Hossein Ansari ◽  
Ali Fakhari
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based

Headaches and sleep problems in US adolescents: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey – Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

Cephalalgia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1226-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarannum Lateef ◽  
Kailyn Witonsky ◽  
Jianping He ◽  
Kathleen Ries Merikangas
Keyword(s):  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Comorbid Anxiety ◽  
National Comorbidity Survey ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Insomnia Symptoms

Background There is limited research on the association of sleep problems with International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II)-defined headache subtypes in youth, particularly from community-based samples. This cross-sectional study examines the associations of sleep patterns, symptoms and disorders with specific headache subtypes among adolescents from the general population of the United States. Methods The sample includes 10,123 adolescents in the National Comorbidity Survey – Adolescent Supplement, a face-to-face survey of adolescents aged 13–18 years in the continental USA. Headache subtype diagnoses were based on modified ICHD-III criteria, and mood and anxiety disorders were based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria. The associations of self-reported sleep patterns and insomnia symptoms and headache status were estimated with multivariate regression models that adjust for demographic characteristics and comorbid anxiety and mood disorders. Results There was no significant difference in bedtime between youth with and without headache. However, adolescents with migraine headache reported significantly shorter sleep duration ( p = .022) and earlier wakeup time ( p = .002) than those without headache. Youth with any headache, particularly migraine, had significantly more sleep disturbances than those without headache. With respect to headache subtypes, youth with migraine with aura were more likely to report difficulty maintaining sleep, early morning awakening, daytime fatigue, and persistent insomnia symptoms than those with migraine without aura. However, these associations were largely accounted for by comorbid anxiety and mood disorders. There was a monotonic increase in the number of insomnia symptoms with increasingly restrictive definitions of migraine. Conclusion Pervasive sleep disturbances in adolescents with headache have important implications for the evaluation, treatment and etiology of pediatric headache.

Experience of Medical Students on Appearing in First Sub Stage of Anatomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1914-1917
Author(s):  
Kanwal Saeed ◽  
Muhammad Qasim Muneer ◽  
Samar Ashraf ◽  
Shamsa Ijaz ◽  
Mujtaba Ashal Pal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Medical Colleges

Background: Higher level of stress experienced by medical students has been found to have a negative effect on their cognitive learning. The first year MBBS student have to face the challenge of higher standards of course work and examination as compared to his previous school and college coursework. Moreover, student from rural background and living in hostel has to face additional challenges of coping with homesickness, hostel related and many financial problems. Aim: To determine the experience and feelings amongst First year MBBS students to the first sub stage in anatomy in different public and private medical colleges of Punjab. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore. A sample of 275 students of First year MBBS class were selected from both public and private sector of medical colleges in various cities of Punjab through convenience sampling technique. A self-administered structured questionnaire was prepared for data collection and distributed amongst First Year MBBS students. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS 21. Results: The result of the study showed that 53.8% of First Year MBBS students were nervous before the first substage. Results of the study also showed that hostelites and females students were more nervous and these findings were statistically significant. Also our study showed that government medical college students were better prepared for their substage as compared to private college students and there is statistically significant difference between them (p < 0.00). Conclusion: Majority of First year MBBS students (58%) are facing increase level of stress during their first substage. Statistically significant higher stress levels are observed among females, hostellites. Keywords: First Year MBBS, Experience, Stress, First substage

scholarly journals Assessment of cardiovascular behavioural risk factors in medical student

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Manoj Bundela ◽  
Jayant Kumar ◽  
ND Soni ◽  
Raghuveer Choudhary ◽  
Rajnee
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Exercise Counseling

It is an established fact that life-style related behavioral factors are mainly responsible for cardiovascular diseases. Doctors are playing very important role in imparting knowledge to the society as to how to stay away from diseases by adopting preventive measures. We studied the prevalence of life-style related risk behavior in medical students and to determine the effect of these factors on blood pressure. The study was conducted on 249 medical students, from which 182 were boys and 67 were girls of age group 16-29 years. In a random cross-sectional survey of medical students were interviewed for anthropometric measurements, BMI, dietary habits, physical activity and cardiovascular parameters. Cardiovascular risk factors in boys of medical college are more than girls. Out of 182 boys studied 48 [26.37%] were having their blood pressure values higher than 130/90 mm Hg. because of their faulty living/eating habits. Junk food, cola, alcohol and smoking is on rising trend with predominance of physical inactivity and overweight and as a consequence rise in the blood pressure. Dietary and exercise counseling is required for such students. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjpp.v30i2.22675 Bangladesh J Physiol Pharmacol 2014; 30(2):1-8

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