Publication: Assessment of Quality of Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness in Medical Professionals and Students in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Date
2024
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Nepal Medical Association
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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.
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Sundar Pandey
Department of Internal Medicine, Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal
Aabishkar Parajuli
Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal
Deepak Paudel
Department of Internal Medicine, Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal
Deepak Aryal
Department of Internal Medicine, Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal
Anmol Singh Shrestha
Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal
Mahesh Raj Ghimire
Department of Internal Medicine, Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal
Kapil Neupane
Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal
Dipim Gautam
Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal
Bikash Poudel
Department of Internal Medicine, Devdaha Medical College, and Research Institute, Bhaluhi, Devdaha, Rupandehi, Nepal