Association between mental health screening by self-report questionnaire and insomnia in medical students
Epidemiological research points to the high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among insomniacs. We carried out a cross-sectional study with medical students with the aim of evaluating the association between insomnia and suspicion of psychiatric disorder; 302 medical students were included (184 ma...
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| author | Loayza H. Maria Paz Ponte Talles S. Carvalho Clarissa G. Pedrotti Michell R. Nunes Paula V. Souza Camila M. Zanette Camila B. Voltolini Sara Chaves Marcia L. F. |
| author_facet | Loayza H. Maria Paz Ponte Talles S. Carvalho Clarissa G. Pedrotti Michell R. Nunes Paula V. Souza Camila M. Zanette Camila B. Voltolini Sara Chaves Marcia L. F. |
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| description | Epidemiological research points to the high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among insomniacs. We carried out a cross-sectional study with medical students with the aim of evaluating the association between insomnia and suspicion of psychiatric disorder; 302 medical students were included (184 males and 118 females; mean age = 20.47±1.89 years). The main association was tested by logistic regression analysis. The overall prevalence of positivity in a screening test for psychiatric disorder was 22.19%; and of insomnia, 28.15%. Difficulty initiating sleep (OR=3.45), difficulty maintaining sleep (OR=7.61), falling asleep later (OR=1.99) and waking up earlier (OR=1.91) were associated with suspicion of psychiatric disorder. As a group, the variables difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, falling asleep after 11 pm, and waking up before 6 am presented an odds ratio of 5.96 for positivity in the screening for psychiatric disorder. Furthermore, difficulty maintaining sleep (OR=2.24) was associated with "being female," and falling asleep later (OR=0.43) was associated with "being male". These results underscore the importance of determining in what cases difficulty sleeping may have severe clinical repercussions or affect performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b1500d050b8418b80c1a7bdb8212e9b2022-12-21T19:53:23ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272001-01-01592A180185Association between mental health screening by self-report questionnaire and insomnia in medical studentsLoayza H. Maria PazPonte Talles S.Carvalho Clarissa G.Pedrotti Michell R.Nunes Paula V.Souza Camila M.Zanette Camila B.Voltolini SaraChaves Marcia L. F.Epidemiological research points to the high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among insomniacs. We carried out a cross-sectional study with medical students with the aim of evaluating the association between insomnia and suspicion of psychiatric disorder; 302 medical students were included (184 males and 118 females; mean age = 20.47±1.89 years). The main association was tested by logistic regression analysis. The overall prevalence of positivity in a screening test for psychiatric disorder was 22.19%; and of insomnia, 28.15%. Difficulty initiating sleep (OR=3.45), difficulty maintaining sleep (OR=7.61), falling asleep later (OR=1.99) and waking up earlier (OR=1.91) were associated with suspicion of psychiatric disorder. As a group, the variables difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, falling asleep after 11 pm, and waking up before 6 am presented an odds ratio of 5.96 for positivity in the screening for psychiatric disorder. Furthermore, difficulty maintaining sleep (OR=2.24) was associated with "being female," and falling asleep later (OR=0.43) was associated with "being male". These results underscore the importance of determining in what cases difficulty sleeping may have severe clinical repercussions or affect performance.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000200005insomniapsychiatric disordersleepgender |
| spellingShingle | Loayza H. Maria Paz Ponte Talles S. Carvalho Clarissa G. Pedrotti Michell R. Nunes Paula V. Souza Camila M. Zanette Camila B. Voltolini Sara Chaves Marcia L. F. Association between mental health screening by self-report questionnaire and insomnia in medical students Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria insomnia psychiatric disorder sleep gender |
| title | Association between mental health screening by self-report questionnaire and insomnia in medical students |
| title_full | Association between mental health screening by self-report questionnaire and insomnia in medical students |
| title_fullStr | Association between mental health screening by self-report questionnaire and insomnia in medical students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between mental health screening by self-report questionnaire and insomnia in medical students |
| title_short | Association between mental health screening by self-report questionnaire and insomnia in medical students |
| title_sort | association between mental health screening by self report questionnaire and insomnia in medical students |
| topic | insomnia psychiatric disorder sleep gender |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000200005 |
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