Abstract
International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2019,9,4,118-124.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2019.4.26Published:December 2019Type:Original ArticleA Study on Sleeping Pattern among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of KolkataMausumi Basu, Sanjay Kumar Saha, Somak Majumder, Sita Chatterjee, and Raghunah Misra Mausumi Basu1, Sanjay Kumar Saha1, Somak Majumder1,*, Sita Chatterjee2, Raghunah Misra1 1Department of Community Medicine, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA. 2Department of Community Medicine, KPC Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal, INDIA. Abstract:Introduction: Medical students are a subgroup of the general population who are more vulnerable to poor sleep quality. Objectives: To assess the sleeping pattern and determinants among the medical undergraduate students of a Government teaching Hospital, Kolkata. Materials and Methods: An Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 undergraduate medical students of a teaching Hospital of Kolkata from October 2017 to December 2017 using a pre-designed, pre-tested structured questionnaire, Pittsburgh Quality of Sleep Index (PSQI) score and Epworth Daytime Sleepiness Scale (EDSS). Results: About 24.91% of students had daytime sleepiness as per Epworth Daytime Sleepiness Scale (EDSS) and about 63.48% had poor sleep quality as per Pittsburgh Quality of Sleep Index (PQSI) score. There was significant correlation between Poor Sleep Quality (PSQI) score and age, year of study, hostel residence, socio-economic condition, body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, caffeine consumption, exercise, stress and excessive use of mobile/laptop. EDS score was significantly associated with age, semester of study, residence and habit of exercise. Conclusion: To improve the sleep quality of medical students, we should provide a positive environment by establishing counselling facilities and promoting good sleep hygiene. Keywords:EDSS, medical students, PSQI, Sleep, Tertiary hospitalView:PDF (245.61 KB)
Highlights
Medical students are a subgroup of the general population who are more vulnerable to poor sleep quality.[1]
The present study revealed very high prevalence of poor sleep quality (63.48%) among undergraduate medical students as per Poor Sleep Quality (PSQI) scale
Day time sleepiness was present in 24.91% of the study population as per Epworth Daytime Sleepiness Scale (EDSS) scale
Summary
Medical students are a subgroup of the general population who are more vulnerable to poor sleep quality. Materials and Methods: An Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 undergraduate medical students of a teaching Hospital of Kolkata from October 2017 to December 2017 using a pre-designed, pre-tested structured questionnaire, Pittsburgh Quality of Sleep Index (PSQI) score and Epworth Daytime Sleepiness Scale (EDSS). Identification of poor sleep quality among medical students is an essential step to know the load of the problem and managing it effectively which can lead to improve quality of patients’ care provided by budding physicians.[1] As sleep deprivation and associated symptoms have become a widespread problem among the undergraduate medical students and as this problem has not been properly judged since long in this part of India, a study was conducted to explore the sleeping pattern and determinants among the medical undergraduate students of a teaching Hospital, Kolkata
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