Sleep patterns and disorders among university students in Lebanon

Insufficient sleep is a significant public health issue with adverse medical consequences. Sleep disturbances are common among university students and have an effect on this group's overall health and functioning. The aim of this study was to investigate sleep habits and disorders in a populati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of research in health sciences 2014, Vol.14 (3), p.198-204
Hauptverfasser:	Assaad, Shafika, Costanian, Christy, Haddad, Georges, Tannous, Fida
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living - psychology Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Habits Health Status Indicators Humans Lebanon - epidemiology Male Multivariate Analysis Sleep Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - epidemiology Students - statistics & numerical data Surveys and Questionnaires Universities Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Insufficient sleep is a significant public health issue with adverse medical consequences. Sleep disturbances are common among university students and have an effect on this group's overall health and functioning. The aim of this study was to investigate sleep habits and disorders in a population of university students across Lebanon. This was a cross-sectional study carried out in 2012 among 735 students aged 18-25 yrs. old, enrolled at six universities across Lebanon. The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess sleep quality and habits. Less than half of the total study population (47.3%) were good sleepers (PSQI
ISSN:	2228-7809