Evaluation of Black Tea Consumption In Terms Of Substance Use Disorders, Sleep Quality, and Mental Symptoms among Medical Students

Abstract

Aim This study aimed to investigate black tea consumption, substance use disorders, sleep disorders, and psychological symptoms among medical students of various ages and grades. Materials and methods The study involved face-to-face interviews of 356 students which is accepted study from 650 medical students, including 101 participants daily consuming black tea. Addiction Profile Risk Screening Index (BAPI-T), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Psychiatric Symptom Check List-90 were applied to the students. The Addiction Profile Index was administered to individuals found to be at risky consumption using BAPI-T. Results Although 72.3% of the participants had a risk for addiction profile, 27.7% had none. Further, 50.1% of substance users were first grade, and being in the first grade increased substance use 9896 times. 73% of the people who said that they drank black tea every day met the diagnostic criteria of addiction. Sleep quality was found to be low in the group with and without addiction profile risk. Anger status was high in patients with impaired sleep quality without risk of addiction profile. A significant difference was found between the effect on life and craving behavior in substance use groups and API subscales. Conclusions Especially in eastern cultures where black tea consumption is consumed, the approach is important considering the risk of addiction profile. Being in the first grade is a risk factor for substance abuse such as tea. Psychological symptom screening is important for university students. Keywords: Caffeine, psychological symptom, sleep quality, tea Special Issue of Health Sciences DOI: 10.7176/JSTR/6-03-07