Sleep quality, sleep latency, and sleep duration: a national comparative study of university students in Jordan

Albqoor, Maha Alkaid; Shaheen, Abeer

doi:10.1007/s11325-020-02188-w

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“…Increased sleep latency has been associated with decreased physical activity, blue-light emission devices, and smoking status 33 . Despite these associations not being statistically detected in our sample, the physical activity domains presented the lowest scores in the VERAS-q questionnaire.…”

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Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living?

et al. 2022

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Objectives: This study aimed at characterizing medical students' sleep and life quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo (SP) state. Material and Methods: All public higher education institutions (HEIs) of SP state were invited to participate. From a list of 56 private HEIs, 16 were randomly selected. The web survey collected: sociodemographic data; factors related to COVID-19; sleep self-assessment; scores in the Epworth sleepiness scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, and student and resident life in the health area -questionnaire. Results: The HEIs' acceptance rate was 25% (8), resulting in 200 participants (response rate 5.04%), aged ≥18 years, 60.5% females. Concerning COVID-19, 89.00% never showed symptoms and/or tested positive, 82.00% declared full adherence to epidemiological measures to prevent the infection's spread, and 45.00% completed the vaccination schedule against SARS-CoV-2. Sleep deprivation was accompanied by a drop of self-perceived sleep quality from 8 to 6 (in a Likert scale) during COVID-19 pandemics (p≤0.0001), 76.50% were poor sleepers, and 40.00% had drowsiness, especially women (p≤0.05). They also had lower quality of life and unfavorable psychological and physical outcomes than men (p≤0.05). Internship students had a more negative perception of the educational environment (p≤0.05), characterized by an excessive workload. Discussion: Women and internship students are a representative fraction that requires special attention and focused strategies to cope with sleep problems and medical education during COVID-19 pandemics.

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“…Severity levels are categorized based on the scores: 0–7 (normal), 8–10 (mild), 11–15 (moderate) and 16–21 (severe). Secondary outcome included sleep quality, which was evaluated using the validated version of the PSQI, which consists of seven components (Albqoor and Shaheen, 2021). The components include subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medications and daytime dysfunction.…”

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Effects of Coriandrum sativum seeds on memory, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in students: a randomized controlled study

Alqudah,

Qnais,

Sabi

et al. 2024

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the potential benefits of Coriandrum sativum (C. sativum) on anxiety, depression, sleep quality and memory among students. Design/methodology/approach This randomized controlled trial involved university students aged 18–25 years, who had no known allergies to C. sativum or were using psychotropic medication. After giving informed consent, participants were randomly assigned using a computer-generated random sequence to either 500 mg C. sativum seeds or a placebo. Primary outcomes measured changes in memory (prospective and retrospective memory questionnaire [PRMQ]), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), while secondary outcomes assessed sleep quality (Pittsburgh sleep quality inventory [PSQI]). Findings A sample of 86 students with a mean age of 20.05 ± 1.6 years was selected for the study. Initial assessments ensured no significant differences in demographic or study variables between the control and intervention groups. Statistical analysis revealed significant improvements in memory (PRMQ: p = 0.006), anxiety (Hospital Anxiety Scale: p = 0.04) and depression (Hospital Depression Scale: p = 0.002), as well as in sleep quality (PSQI: p = 0.03) in the group receiving C. sativum compared to the control group. Originality/value This research offers initial insights into the potential benefits of C. sativum intake, specifically its role in enhancing memory performance and mitigating anxiety among student populations. The results present a compelling case for further research in this domain to solidify these preliminary conclusions.

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“…2016 m. Lietuvoje atliktas studentų miego kokybės tyrimas parodė, kad daugiau nei pusė (67,7 proc.) apklaustųjų skundėsi bloga miego kokybe 2020 m. Jordanijoje atliktu tyrimu atskleista, kad gana bloga ir labai bloga miego kokybe skundėsi du trečdaliai apklaustų universiteto studentų [21]. 2021 m. Kinijoje atliktu tyrimu, kurio tikslas buvo ištirti miego kokybę ir su ja susijusius veiksnius klinikinėje mokymosi aplinkoje, nustatyta, kad beveik visų studentų (91,86 proc.)…”

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“…Tam įtakos gali turėti ir didesnė atsakomybė, kylant akademiniam lygiui. Aukštesniųjų kursų studentai nerimauja ir yra labiau susirūpinę savo akademiniu išsilavinimu bei ateitimi [21,31]. Miego režimą trikdyti gali ir tokie veiksniai, kaip rūpesčiai ir nuolatinė įtampa, blogos gyvenimo ir poilsio sąlygos, asmeninės bei sveikatos problemos [20].…”

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Analysis of the quality of students' sleep and the factors affecting it

Sakalauskaitė

Mikaliūkštienė

2023

SMP

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Sleep is a natural physiological phenomenon and its influence on the body is felt through various changes in emotional and physical health. It has been proven that regular and quality sleep is associated with better health indicators. Sleep has an impact on memory, concentration, learning process, behavior and quality of life. To maintain optimal health, it is important to sleep enough. Insufficient sleep increases the risk of accidents, injuries, hypertension, obesity, diabetes and depression. The aim of this paper – to review and present the latest literature data on the quality of students' sleep and the factors influencing it. Methods. A literature search using keywords was conducted in the PubMed, Web of Science databases and in the specialised information search engine Google Scholar, where is written about the quality of student's sleep and the factors influencing it. The results and conclusions of the study: 45 articles were included in the literature review on the topic under consideration. Based on the research, it has been proven that sleep is important for both emotional and physical human health. The quality of students' sleep is not good - most of them complain of poor sleep quality, their sleep duration is not sufficient. Stress is one of the factors that impairs the quality of sleep..

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Sleep quality, sleep latency, and sleep duration: a national comparative study of university students in Jordan

Cited by 33 publications

References 32 publications

Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living?

Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living?

Effects of Coriandrum sativum seeds on memory, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in students: a randomized controlled study

Analysis of the quality of students' sleep and the factors affecting it

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