Sleep quality among medical students of Karachi, Pakistan

Sleep quality among medical students of Karachi, Pakistan

To characterise sleep quality and assess degree of daytime sleepiness among medical students of Karachi. The cross-sectional study was conducted between August and December 2013 and subjects were recruited from five haphazardly selected medical colleges in Karachi. A convenience sample of medical st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2015-04, Vol.65 (4), p.380-382
Hauptverfasser: Surani, Arif Anwer, Zahid, Sohaib, Surani, Asif, Ali, Salman, Mubeen, Muhammad, Khan, Reem Halim
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Circadian Rhythm
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Medical schools
Medical students
Pakistan - epidemiology
Sex Factors
Sleep
Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
Sleep Wake Disorders - psychology
Students, Medical - psychology
Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:To characterise sleep quality and assess degree of daytime sleepiness among medical students of Karachi. The cross-sectional study was conducted between August and December 2013 and subjects were recruited from five haphazardly selected medical colleges in Karachi. A convenience sample of medical students underwent two validated self-administered questionnaires i.e. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale. SPSS 17 was used for statistical analysis. Of the 650 students approached, 504(77.5%) subjects completely filled out the questionnaires. Of them, 300(59.5%) were females and 204(40.5%) were males. Overall mean age was 20±1.4 years. Of them, 199(39.5%) were classified as "Poor Sleepers". Poor sleep quality was associated with female gender (p
ISSN:0030-9982