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Publication Assessment of Quality of Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness in Medical Professionals and Students in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2024) Pandey, Sundar; Parajuli, Aabishkar; Paudel, Deepak; Aryal, Deepak; Shrestha, Anmol Singh; Ghimire, Mahesh Raj; Neupane, Kapil; Gautam, Dipim; Poudel, BikashAbstract Introduction: Poor sleep quality is a global public health issue particularly more prevalent in medical professionals and students. Despite various health and occupational risks, research is still lacking regarding the quality of sleep and its related factors among medical professionals and students in our region. Therefore, our study aimed to estimate the prevalence of poor sleep quality in this population. Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted among medical professionals and students of Devdaha Medical College from December 2023 to June 2024 after ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board. Data regarding sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness were collected using the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PQSI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale with pre made questionnaires in Google Forms. Results: Among 395 participants, 260 (65.83%) were in the age group 20-25 years and 200 (50.63%) were nursing students. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 146 (36.96%; 95% CI: 32.19%-42.93%) and the global mean score of PSQI was calculated to be 5.12. Out of the total participants, 255 (64.55%) had excessive daytime sleepiness, 84 (21.26%) participants had one or more sleep problems out of which, snoring was in 40 (10.12%) participants. Conclusions: About one-third of the study population poor sleep quality and day time sleepiness was reported in more than half of the respondents.Publication Screening of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Diabetes(Nepal Health Research Council, 2023) Ghimire, Mahesh Raj; Acharya, Sumnima; Pandey, Sundar; Aryal, Deepak; Shah, Pooja; Soti, Binita; Ghimire, Sulochana; Thapa, LekhjungAbstract Background: Out of many atherosclerotic complications, peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is also important one. To prevent morbidity and mortality related with PAD, early detection is must, and is possible by duplex screening. This study aims at screening for PAD in patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Methods: This study is single centered cross- sectional, observational study conducted in department of internal medicine of DMCRI- a tertiary care hospital. A total of 140, type 2 diabetes patients were screened for peripheral arterial disease by duplex ultrasound after taking informed consent and fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: In our study among 140 Participants, 50% are male and 50% are female with mean age of 57.6 ± 10.4 years standard deviation (SD) and mean duration of diabetes was 8.31± 5.9 SD years with 13.6% were alcohol consumer; 1.4% were smokers; 59.3% of them had high blood pressure; (28.6%) had dyslipidaemia and 11.4% had hypothyroidism. The prevalence of PAD in type 2 diabetes was 27.1% in our study. The mean of glycated hemoglobin (HBA1c) was 7.23 ± 1.75% and while performing analytical test {chi-square (?)}, we found there was no association between HBA1c level and presence of peripheral arterial disease. Conclusions: The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease is high almost more than one quarter (27.1%). Screening of diabetic patients is must especially those aged and high glycated hemoglobin for early detection and effective management of PAD. Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; glycated hemoglobin; peripheral arterial disease; screening