RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN QUALITY OF SLEEP AND INSOMNIA WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS IN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SERBIA

Introduction: Quality of life (QOL) is an important index in society that need for evaluation in all age groups people especially in medical university students as a people that their physical and mental health is related with community health. This study aims to investigate the quality of life (QOL) of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that has been conducted on 200 students who selected by random sampling method from Ardabil medical university students. The QOL was measured by WHOQOL-BREF which its validity and Reliability were investigated and approved. This questionnaire include 26 questions in four dimensions (physical, mental, social and environmental health). Collected data we analyzed by statistical test such as t-test for compare the mean of QOL score among demographic data. Results: Of all students, 57% were male and 91.5% were single. Of all students, 56% had desired quality of life. The relationships between QOL and variables such as gender, educational level, marital status and age of students wasn’t significant. The mean difference of four dimension scores among two sexes was statistically significant. The mean of Physical health dimension score was 11.6±2.1, Psychological was 12.3±2.4, Social relationships was 13.1±3.4 and environment was 12.7±3.2. The mean of total score of QOL in all students was 12.4±2.3. Conclusion: Results showed that the QOL of all students were in high level and in four dimension of QOL the female students had significant higher score than male students.

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Depression and Anxiety among University Students: a Comparison Between COVID-19 Pandemic Panic Period and Post-Panic Period in Bangladesh

10.21203/rs.3.rs-702997/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gowranga Kumar Paul ◽

Meshbahur Rahman ◽

Shayla Naznin ◽

Mashfiqul Haq Chowdhury ◽

Md Jamal Uddin

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Health Concern ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Time Period ◽

The Difference ◽

The University

Abstract Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest public health concern. It harmed everyone, both physically and mentally. Because of panic situations in COVID-19 pandemic, students all over the world, including those in Bangladesh, are suffering from depression and anxiety. Considering this, we aimed to assess psycho-emotional changes of the university students through investigating their level of depression and anxiety effects during panic and post-panic period of COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.Methods: Cross-sectional online surveys were conducted among university students in Bangladesh from April to July 2020 (panic period, n=170) and then from August to November 2020 (post-panic period, n=170). The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires were used to assess respondents' depression and anxiety levels, respectively. We used continuous scores to assess the severity of depression and anxiety symptoms. We also computed binary depression and anxiety scores. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze the data. Results: The proportion of depression symptoms was 49.4% during the panic period and 52.4% after the panic period. Anxiety symptoms were experienced by 38.2% of students during the panic period, and this percentage was nearly identical in the post-panic interval. Depression levels increased in the post-panic period and urban students have significantly (P< 0.05) higher levels of depression and anxiety than their counterparts. Female students also exhibited significantly more anxious symptoms (p=0.002) than male. Depression symptoms significantly vary by family types, students place of residence whereas students age, gender, education, family head's occupation, time period and family economic condition found no significant association with the depression.Conclusions: Students during the post-panic period have a higher prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms than during the panic period. Although the difference was small, it was still concerning for university students in Bangladesh because it interfered with their academic life.

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Medical students’ attention in EFL class: roles of academic expectation stress and quality of sleep

Applied Linguistics Review ◽

10.1515/applirev-2021-0040 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Po-Chi Kao

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Research Model ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Class A ◽

Medical University ◽

The Relationship

Abstract This study proposed and tested a conceptual model of academic expectation stress, sleep quality, and attention in EFL class. These variables did not receive much attention in previous studies but are considered important to medical students’ attention in EFL class. Data were collected from 496 medical students from a medical university in Taiwan. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique was used to examine the path effect in the research model. The results found that (1) higher academic expectation stress leads to higher attention in EFL class; (2) higher academic stress causes poorer sleep quality; (3) poorer sleep quality leads to lower attention in EFL class. A mediator was also identified in this model: sleep quality was found to partially mediate the relationship between academic expectation stress and attention in EFL class. The results may advance the current literature in medical education and applied linguistics by moving a step closer to understand these three variables.

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INFLUENCE OF INTERNET USE ON THE QUALITY OF SLEEP OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

INTED2017 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/inted.2017.1936 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Amadeu Gonçalves ◽

Lidia Cabral ◽

Manuela Ferreira ◽

Emilia Coutinho ◽

João Duarte

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Internet Use ◽

Quality Of Sleep

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Quality of sleep and anxiety are related to circadian preference in university students

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0238514 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (9) ◽

pp. e0238514

Author(s):

Victor Menezes Silva ◽

Joedyson Emmanuel de Macedo Magalhaes ◽

Leandro Lourenção Duarte

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Circadian Preference

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The Feasibility of a Transdiagnostic Internet Intervention for Indonesian University Students with Depression and Anxiety (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.20036 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Metta Rahmadiana ◽

Eirini Karyotaki ◽

Mieke Schulte ◽

David Daniel Ebert ◽

Jan Passchier ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

University Students ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

Treatment Assessment ◽

Culturally Adapted ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

Secondary Outcomes ◽

Internet Based Intervention

BACKGROUND University students with depression and anxiety do not easily receive or seek treatment, therefore Internet-based interventions have been suggested to be a promising way to improve treatment accessibility and availability. However, it has not been examined whether a guided, culturally adapted, transdiagnostic, Internet-based intervention is effective for treating symptoms of depression and/or anxiety among university students in Indonesia. OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the feasibility (acceptability and satisfaction, usability, and uptake) of a guided, culturally adapted, transdiagnostic, Internet-based intervention among university students with symptoms of depression and/or anxiety in Indonesia. METHODS Students from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia were screened for symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, filled online informed consent, demographic questionnaires, and a quality of life measure at pre-treatment assessment (T0). Subsequently, the participants started the intervention. Seven weeks after T0, the primary outcomes of this feasibility study were analyzed at post-treatment assessment (T1) using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8), and the System Usability Scale (SUS). Mean and standard deviations for the CSQ-8 and SUS were calculated to examine feasibility. Within-group secondary outcomes (depression, anxiety, and quality of life) were inspected for outliers and normal distribution. Paired-sample t-tests were used to investigate differences between time points of secondary outcomes. A mixed-method approach of quantitative and qualitative analyses was adopted. Both the primary and secondary outcomes were additionally explored with an individual semi-structured interview and synthesized descriptively. RESULTS A total of 50 participants completed the intervention. We found a moderate to high level of satisfaction and acceptability, a slightly below-average level of desirable usability (≥ 70), and an adherence rate of 52% which was higher than expected given the novelty of the intervention. Results for the secondary outcomes showed that the intervention had large effects in reducing depression, g = 1.15 (95% CI, 2.75 – 5.1) and anxiety, g = 1.02 (95% CI, 2.06 – 4.61). Further, a moderate effect in improving quality of life was found, g = .50. Overall, participants were positive about the online intervention and ECoaches (online guidance), and they found the intervention to be culturally appropriate. CONCLUSIONS A culturally adapted, transdiagnostic, Internet-based intervention appears to be acceptable and feasible for reducing symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, and increasing quality of life in university students in Indonesia. Future studies should include a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of such interventions as they may supplement existing counseling services in universities, reduce the treatment costs and maximize treatment accessibility in low resourced settings. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT RR2-https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2018.11.002

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