A study on the sleep quality of incoming university students

Cheng, Shu Hui; Shih, Chi-Chen; Lee, I. Hui; Hou, Yi-Wen; Chen, Kao Chin; Chen, Kow-Tong; Yang, Yen Kuang; Yang, Yi Ching

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2011.08.011

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“…The high frequency of pain was associated with self-medication together with the lack of appropriate medical follow-up (less than 5% had regular doctor visits and were on prophylaxis ), as was also found in previous studies 6,7 . The excessive use of medications can hamper the correct diagnosis and may be associated with the appearance of medication-overuse-headache 27 .…”

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Headache-related disability among medical students in Amazon: a cross-sectional study

Almeida

Lima

Stabenow

et al. 2015

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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Objective To evaluate the prevalence of headache in medical students, and quantify the degree of disability through HIT-6 and MIDAS scale. Method The criteria established by International Headache Society were used and the HIT-6 and MIDAS, to asses disability. Results 140 medical students from UFAM were evaluated. 16.43% cases of migraine headache, 6.43% of probable migraine, and 23.57% of tension headaches were detected. 6.42% reported an absence of headache; and another 11.42% had secondary headache. According to the HIT-6 questionnaire, in 7.14% and 18.57% of the students, headaches were classified as having substantial to severe impact, respectively. Conclusion Migraine and probable migraine had higher scores than the other types of headache and, therefore, led to higher levels of disability. The present study did not find a significant correlation between student semester, age or extracurricular activities on the impact generated by headache.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

Headache-related disability among medical students in Amazon: a cross-sectional study

Almeida

Lima

Stabenow

et al. 2015

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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“…They have argued that more than half of the students had bad sleep quality with a PSQI of 6.5 h and going to bed and awakening on the weekends are delayed 1.51 h and 2.43 h respectively, which has also led to deterioration in sleep quality. Cheng et al [38] have conducted a research on 4318 university students in Taiwan and established that the PSQI scores of 2360 (54.7%) students were ≥ 6 and had bad sleep quality and they have also determined that bad sleep quality in university students is associated with the female gender. The results of this study overlap the results of our study.…”

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confidence: 99%

Investigation of Sleep Quality and Sleep Disorders in Students of Medicine

Saygın

Öztürk

Gonca

et al. 2016

Turk Toraks Dergisi

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OBJECTIVES:This study was performed on Suleyman Demirel University medical students to determine the quality of sleep and to investigate factors that affect of sleep quality. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Suleyman Demirel University Medical students at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 classes included to this crosssectional analytical study (n= 720). Refused to fill to the survey (188), and students were not come to faculty (195), applied survey to 337 students (46.8%). Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), Pittsburgh (PSQI) and Berlin sleep questionnaires, and 13 pieces closed and open-ended socio-demographic questions were conduct a questionnare under observation. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, chi-square, two independent groups t test, Pearson and Spearman's correlation, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis and ANOVA tests. RESULTS:337 students participated in the study, 42.1% were male, 57.9% were female, mean age was 21.3 ± 2.1 years. Depending on Body mass index (BMI) 31 were poor, 212 normal, 53 overweight, and 4 obese students. In 118 students (35.3%), and these students have a chronic disease associated with 15.6% used the drug because of illness and 38 percent of students (11.6%) were smokers. 18.1 ± 16.1 min for pupils in times of falling asleep, sleep duration per night. 6.6 ± 1.3h, the mean departure time was 7.7 ± 1.8. Scale with a total score of Pittsburgh class (p= 0.000), age (p= 0.003), BMI (p= 0.015) had a significant correlation between. Pittsburgh PUKI scores and without a significant difference in gender (p= 0.054), the use of stimulant substances (p= 0.032), weight (p= 0.021) and snoring (p= 0.002) with no significant difference were found. ESS total score and gender (p= 0.025), drug use (p= 0.035) and sports activities (p= 0.038). Ten students had snoring (3.0%), 5 students (1.5%) had witnessed apnea. Snoring 17.2% to in ESS > 10 points on it. Pittsburgh, the mean scores of those who witnessed apnea (14.0 ± 5.3), witnessed apnea, according to non-students (10.2 ± 6.4) were higher (p= 0.191).The effects PSQI and ESS results on the term were statistically significant by the multivariate regression analysis [F(10.602)= 4.56; p< 0.05; Wilkis Lamda 0.864, partial n 2 = 0.07]. To estimate of the value of PSQI by the stepwise regression analysis was performed; age and fall asleep properties has been included of the model (R2= 89%, p< 0.05). To estimate of the value of PSQI by the stepwise regression analysis was performed; fall asleep property has been included of the model in the the male gender (R2= 80%, p< 0.05). To estimate of the value of ESS by the stepwise regression analysis was performed; term property has been included of the model (R2= 65%, p< 0.05). CONCLUSION:Medical school students participating in our study, although female-male ratio close to each other, we found that higher ESS and Pittsburgh scores in female more than male. In this case may be related to physiological, genetic, environmental, cultural and psychological differences.

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“…The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) criteria suggest the following PMS diagnosis: A clinical condition characterized by the cyclic presence of emotional and physical symptoms unrelated to any organic disease that appear during the luteal phase in each of the three prior menstrual cycles and spontaneously disappear within 4 days of the menstrual cycle onset, and do not relapse until at least cycle day 13 [2]. Women who experience PMS tend to report low health-related quality of life, frequent visits to health providers, decreased occupational productivity, and greater psychiatric comorbidities [3][4][5]. PMS prevalence varies worldwide, ranging from 12% (95% CI: [11][12][13] in France to 98% (95% CI: 97-100) in Iran.…”

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confidence: 99%