Assessment of Quality of Sleep and Daytime Sleepiness in Medical Professionals and Students in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

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 irelated factors among medical professionals and student...

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Published in:	Journal of Nepal Medical Association Vol. 62; no. 278; pp. 627 - 632
Main Authors:	Pandey, Sundar, Parajuli, Aabishkar, Paudel, Deepak, Aryal, Deepak, Shrestha, Anmol Singh, Ghimire, Mahesh Raj, Neupane, Kapil, Gautam, Dipim, Poudel, Bikash
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nepal Medical Association 30-09-2024
Subjects:	sleep sleep hygiene sleep quality
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Summary:	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 irelated 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.
ISSN:	0028-2715 1815-672X
DOI:	10.31729/jnma.8780