Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Background: Sleep disorders are a common medical problem and can affect health and quality of life. There are multiple types of sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs/periodic limb movement disorder, circadian rhythm disorders, sleepwalking and nightmare...
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| author | Reda Abdelmoaty Goweda Abdurahman Hassan-Hussein Mohammed Ali Alqahtani Murad Mohammed Janaini Adi Hatim Alzahrani Basil Mamdooh Sindy Moayad Mansour Alharbi Sari Abdulhamid Kalantan |
| author_facet | Reda Abdelmoaty Goweda Abdurahman Hassan-Hussein Mohammed Ali Alqahtani Murad Mohammed Janaini Adi Hatim Alzahrani Basil Mamdooh Sindy Moayad Mansour Alharbi Sari Abdulhamid Kalantan |
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| description | Background: Sleep disorders are a common medical problem and can affect health and quality of life. There are multiple types of sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs/periodic limb movement disorder, circadian rhythm disorders, sleepwalking and nightmares. Medical students appear to be more liable to develop sleep disorders due to their high academic load.
Design and Methods: This study seeks to estimate the prevalence of sleep disorders among Umm Al-Qura University medical students and associated risk factors. This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine of Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A self administrated questionnaire was used to collect the data including socio-demographic data and sleep-50 questionnaire. Four hundred and thirty-eight (438) medical students from the second year to the sixth year were recruited to the study.
Results: Three hundred and twenty-three participants (73.8%) complained of at least one sleep disorder. The most prevalent sleep disorder among students was narcolepsy at 226 (51.6%). Female students, second year students and students spending significant time watching television or on smartphones were more affected than others with p values of 0.001, 0.005, and 0.004, respectively.
Conclusions: Sleep disorders are common among medical students. It is essential to detect and address them before their condition deteriorates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73e49696bbca4433b5891bb9711c96e52023-01-02T16:30:30ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Public Health Research2279-90282279-90362021-01-019s110.4081/jphr.2020.1921Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaReda Abdelmoaty Goweda0Abdurahman Hassan-Hussein1Mohammed Ali Alqahtani2Murad Mohammed Janaini3Adi Hatim Alzahrani4Basil Mamdooh Sindy5Moayad Mansour Alharbi6Sari Abdulhamid Kalantan7Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal UniversityUmm Al Qura University Faculty of MedicineFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, MakkahFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, MakkahFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, MakkahFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, MakkahFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, MakkahFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, MakkahBackground: Sleep disorders are a common medical problem and can affect health and quality of life. There are multiple types of sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs/periodic limb movement disorder, circadian rhythm disorders, sleepwalking and nightmares. Medical students appear to be more liable to develop sleep disorders due to their high academic load. Design and Methods: This study seeks to estimate the prevalence of sleep disorders among Umm Al-Qura University medical students and associated risk factors. This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine of Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A self administrated questionnaire was used to collect the data including socio-demographic data and sleep-50 questionnaire. Four hundred and thirty-eight (438) medical students from the second year to the sixth year were recruited to the study. Results: Three hundred and twenty-three participants (73.8%) complained of at least one sleep disorder. The most prevalent sleep disorder among students was narcolepsy at 226 (51.6%). Female students, second year students and students spending significant time watching television or on smartphones were more affected than others with p values of 0.001, 0.005, and 0.004, respectively. Conclusions: Sleep disorders are common among medical students. It is essential to detect and address them before their condition deteriorates.https://jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/1921Academic performanceCOVID-19educationmedical studentsSaudi Arabiasleep |
| spellingShingle | Reda Abdelmoaty Goweda Abdurahman Hassan-Hussein Mohammed Ali Alqahtani Murad Mohammed Janaini Adi Hatim Alzahrani Basil Mamdooh Sindy Moayad Mansour Alharbi Sari Abdulhamid Kalantan Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Journal of Public Health Research Academic performance COVID-19 education medical students Saudi Arabia sleep |
| title | Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students of umm al qura university makkah kingdom of saudi arabia |
| topic | Academic performance COVID-19 education medical students Saudi Arabia sleep |
| url | https://jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/1921 |
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