Year of study as predictor of loneliness among students of University of Gondar

Dagnew, Baye

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“…This association might be because night sleep behaviour disorder disturbs the quality of sleep (sleep deprivation) at night which induces EDS because of unfinished sleep periods [ 48 , 49 ] and variations in melatonin hormone, vital hormone in circadian rhythm [ 50 ]. Presence of depression and night sleep disorders among university students could be due to various academic stressors [ 51 ], learning environment [ 52 ], and loneliness (homesickness) while they left family [ 53 ].…”

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Excessive daytime sleepiness and its predictors among medical and health science students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: institution-based cross-sectional study

Dagnew

Andualem

2020

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a condition of sleepiness when a person would not be expected to sleep. University students are prone to EDS due to the competitive learning environment and fragmented night sleep. No study was conducted in Ethiopia on EDS. Therefore, this study aimed to determine EDS and its predictors among University of Gondar (UoG) Medical and Health Science students. Methods: Institution-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 383 Medical and Health Science students of UoG who were recruited using a computer-generated simple random sampling technique. We used a validated Epworth daytime sleepiness tool to collect data. Epi-Info™ 7 and Stata 14 were used for data entry and analysis, respectively. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed to find out predictors. Odds ratio with 95% uncertainty interval were computed. In the final model, a variable with a p < 0.05 was declared as a predictor of EDS. Results: Three hundred and eighty-three students completed the questionnaire. Males were 69.97% and the mean age of participants was 20.79 (±1.83) years. In the current study, the prevalence of EDS was 31.07% (95% UI: 26.62-35.91). The odds of getting EDS was 1.83 (AOR = 1.83, 95% UI: 1.14-2.96) and 1.84 (AOR = 1.84, 95% UI: 1.13-3.00) higher among students who reported night sleep behaviour disorders and depression, respectively. Conclusion: This study revealed that EDS is high and predicted by depression and night sleep behaviour disorders. These findings suggest the need to set preventive strategies such as counselling of students to reduce depression and night sleep behaviour disorders. Further studies particularly qualitative studies are required to find out more factors affecting EDS.

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Excessive daytime sleepiness and its predictors among medical and health science students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: institution-based cross-sectional study

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Andualem

2020

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“…Sebuah penelitian mengemukakan bahwa sebagian besar mahasiswa baru mengalami kesepian akut dan isolasi (Berman & Sperling, 1991). Penelitian yang dilakukan di University of Gondar di Etiopia melaporkan bahwa prevalensi kesepian pada mahasiswa baru sebesar 49.5% (Dagnew & Dagne, 2019). Penelitian mengenai kesepian yang dilakukan di Universitas Diponegoro menemukan bahwa kesepian pada mahasiswa baru bisa diprediksi melalui penyesuaian diri mahasiswa (Prasetia & Hartati, 2014).…”

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Gangguan Mental Emosional dan Kesepian pada Mahasiswa Baru

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Rahman

Triwahyuni

2019

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In the transition period from high school to college, freshmen have to deal with the new environment, which makes them vulnerable to experience symptoms of mental disorders. The aim of the current study was to examine the role of loneliness as a predictor of symptoms of mental disorders among freshmen. Using a convenience sampling, 151 first-year undergraduate students from one faculty at Universitas Padjadjaran took part in the current study. The respondents completed a self-report questionnaire consisting of WHO Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ) to assess symptoms of mental disorders and UCLA Loneliness scale to assess loneliness. The result showed that loneliness significantly predicted symptoms of mental disorders among freshmen. Theoretical implications of these empirical findings are discussed, as are practical implications highlighting the suggestions for the university stakeholders to implement an intervention that is effective in tackling freshmen's mental disorders such as social skill training, increasing social support, and increasing probability of social contact.

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“…University students are well-known to be particularly vulnerable to experiencing mental ill health [79,80,41,81] .…”

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The young Australian loneliness survey Understanding loneliness in adolescence and young adulthood

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2019

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Loneliness is defined as a subjective feeling of social isolation that is more related to the perceived quality rather than the quantity of relationships [1-3]. Loneliness has been associated with poorer health outcomes [4-6] and has been identified as an emerging public health problem [7]. Loneliness affects everyone [8] and young people are particularly vulnerable [9]. However, the prevalence and impact of loneliness on young Australians is unclear. The Young Australian Loneliness Survey commissioned by VicHealth is the first known study to examine loneliness severity in a large cohort of young Victorians aged 12 to 25 years. This report is in line with the new VicHealth Mental Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2023 on promoting social connections among young people.

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Year of study as predictor of loneliness among students of University of Gondar

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Excessive daytime sleepiness and its predictors among medical and health science students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: institution-based cross-sectional study

Excessive daytime sleepiness and its predictors among medical and health science students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: institution-based cross-sectional study

Gangguan Mental Emosional dan Kesepian pada Mahasiswa Baru

The young Australian loneliness survey Understanding loneliness in adolescence and young adulthood

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