The quality of sleep: evaluation among university students
IntroductionThis study explored the quality of sleep among university students in the South of Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2022 and January 2023 and involved students over the age of 18, who were invited to complete a self-administere...
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| description | IntroductionThis study explored the quality of sleep among university students in the South of Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2022 and January 2023 and involved students over the age of 18, who were invited to complete a self-administered questionnaire using an online application.ResultsOverall, 88% of men and 94.5% of women had Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores of ≥5 and a mean PSQI score of 9.2 ± 3. Students with severe or extremely depression score, with sever or extremely stress score, male and who did not had Covid-19 infection were more likely to have a PSQI global score. Moreover, 62.6% of the students declared a reduction in social relations and 72.3% an increase in the use of social media during the pandemic period. The majority of respondents reported an extremely severe level of depression (68.1%), anxiety (84.4%) and stress (71.9%).ConclusionThis finding indicate that a relevant percentage of students are poor sleepers with a higher overall PSQI score with depression and stress and underline the role the implementation of public health interventions to promote healthy life styles and in particular focus on the duration of long night sleep. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cd37cc6c36d4db0882469a153a053f12024-01-08T04:11:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-01-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12704261270426The quality of sleep: evaluation among university studentsSilvia Angelillo0Vincenza Sansone1Giovanna Paduano2Ludovica Lateano3Gabriella Di Giuseppe4Carmelo Giuseppe Angelo Nobile5Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Gracia”, Catanzaro, ItalyDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalyDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Gracia”, Catanzaro, ItalyDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata of Rende, Cosenza, ItalyIntroductionThis study explored the quality of sleep among university students in the South of Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2022 and January 2023 and involved students over the age of 18, who were invited to complete a self-administered questionnaire using an online application.ResultsOverall, 88% of men and 94.5% of women had Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores of ≥5 and a mean PSQI score of 9.2 ± 3. Students with severe or extremely depression score, with sever or extremely stress score, male and who did not had Covid-19 infection were more likely to have a PSQI global score. Moreover, 62.6% of the students declared a reduction in social relations and 72.3% an increase in the use of social media during the pandemic period. The majority of respondents reported an extremely severe level of depression (68.1%), anxiety (84.4%) and stress (71.9%).ConclusionThis finding indicate that a relevant percentage of students are poor sleepers with a higher overall PSQI score with depression and stress and underline the role the implementation of public health interventions to promote healthy life styles and in particular focus on the duration of long night sleep.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1270426/fullquality sleepstudentsCovid-19mental healthsurvey |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Angelillo Vincenza Sansone Giovanna Paduano Ludovica Lateano Gabriella Di Giuseppe Carmelo Giuseppe Angelo Nobile The quality of sleep: evaluation among university students Frontiers in Public Health quality sleep students Covid-19 mental health survey |
| title | The quality of sleep: evaluation among university students |
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