Assessment and comparison of sleep patterns among medical and non-medical undergraduates of Karachi: A cross-sectional study - SPECIAL REPORT. J Pak Med Assoc 2019 Jun;69(6):917-921
Date
06/16/2019Pubmed ID
31201409Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85068115802 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
To assess and compare patterns, habits and quality of sleep in undergraduate medical and non-medical students. The cross-sectional study was conducted from February to March, 2018, at Dow Medical College, Karachi, and Pakistan Air Force-Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology. Data was collected by self-reported questionnaires. Sleep quality of individuals was assessed using Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Of the 245 subjects, 137(55%) were medical students and 108(45%) were non-medical. Overall, 101(41.2%) subjects aid 8 hours of sleep was sufficient for them; 153(62.4%) reported daytime sleeping; and 168(68.5%) did not take naps. The duration of nap was >30 minutes in 118(48%) students. Factors affecting sleep were cited as electronic media 132(53.9%), caffeine 42(17.1%) and stress 126(51.4%). Of the total, 161(65.7%) subjects had poor sleep quality. There was no significant difference between medical and non-medical students (p>0.05). Majority of medical and non-medical undergraduate students were poor sleepers.
Author List
Naseer W, Gul O, Saeed H, Qizilbash FH, Jawed Q, Mohsin SF, Fatima Haider SA, Nihal A, Farooq K, Kadri HMAuthor
Qirat Jawed MD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Attention
Caffeine
Cell Phone
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Pakistan
Sleep
Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Hygiene
Sleep Latency
Stress, Psychological
Students
Students, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
Television
Young Adult