Sleep Quality Study Among Undergraduate Students

Abstract

SESSION TITLE: Sleep 1 SESSION TYPE: Original Investigation Poster PRESENTED ON: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to conduct a questionnaire based research study examining excessive daytime sleepiness and quality of sleep in undergraduate college students. In the last few years, there has been a growing interest in sleep due to the recognition that sleepiness, loss of focus and fatigue are becoming endemic in the general population. METHODS: The quality of sleep was investigated among 100 undergraduate students at the University of South Florida using the Epsworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Questionnaire. The Fisher Extract Test was used to determine significance between the various groups observed. RESULTS: A significantly greater number of female students, compared to male students, scored 10 or higher on the ESS (56% versus 26% of males; (p= <0.05). There was a higher percentage of poor scores in quality of sleep (PSQI) among females compared to males but it was not statistically significant. (87% versus 72%; p=0.08). Third year students in general had higher ESS scores compared to the rest of the students( 52% versus 37%, 32%, 25% ; p = 0.30). PSQI scores were elevated among the students of all years (ranging from 72% to 87%; p =0.45), but the PSQI and ESS scores were not observed to be statistically significant among the groups divided by year. CONCLUSIONS: Daytime sleepiness was higher among the female students of all the years. PSQI score was also greater among the female students, but not statistically significant. A high percentage of poor quality of sleep was noted among all the undergraduate students with a majority of them having PSQI scores of 5 and higher. Sleep education may have beneficial effects on the quality of sleep among the college students. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Sleep education should be incorporated into the curriculum of undergraduate student orientation programs so that students will understand the importance of sleep. Sleep awareness will help in early detection and treatment of sleep related disorders. DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Steven Kanaparthi, Rachel Moodey No Product/Research Disclosure Information