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A Masoodzade, A Zangane, L Shahbaznezhad,
Volume 16, Issue 52 (5-2006)
Abstract
Background and purpose: Sleepiness is a major public health problem. Several reasons such as shift work, long time studying, etc, are the cause of sleepiness in medical students, which affect their academic performance .The aim of this study was to assess the level of daytime sleepiness in medical students.
Materials and methods : Â descriptive study designed to evaluate the daytime sleepiness of 100 medical students (25 from each group of basic science, physiopathology, stager and intern) by using Ëpworth sleepiness scale (ËSS) questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 10, and analytic tests.
Results : From 100 participants, 48% male, 81% single and 58% living in their own house, with mean age of 23.3 ± 3.3 and 8% were drug addicts. Ït revealed that, 53% of the students had enough sleep (score up to 6), 23% had moderate daytime sleepiness (scores 7,8) and 24% had daytime somnolence (scores 9 and over 9), 53 % were sleeping less than 8 hours at night. There was no statistically significant correlation between the level of sleepiness and age, sex, marital status, education and accomodation condition. However significant relationship was observed between sleepiness and substance abuse (p<0/05).
Çonclusion : Âlmost half of the students suffered daytime somnolence. Therefore further investigations with more cases in order to find the other possible factors are recommended.
Javad Setareh, Mahdieh Mehrnia, Ali Mirabi,
Volume 28, Issue 167 (12-2018)
Abstract
Background and purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common type of sleep disorder which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death. Despite the importance of OSA and its cardiovascular complications, most of the people with this disorder remain undiagnosed and untreated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of at risk groups for OSA in cardiovascular patients.
Materials and methods: This cross sectional study was performed in 400 patients with CVD (hypertension, heart failure, coronary arteries, valvular disease) admitted in critical care unit (CCU) in Sari Fatemeh Zahra Hospital, Iran 2016-2017. Data were collected by validated STOP-BANG, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and the patients’ medical profiles. SPSS V20 was applied for data analysis.
Results: The patients included 54% males (n=216). The mean age of patients was 62.99 ±11.53 years old. Among the patients 62.5% had high STOP-BANG scores. Patients with coronary disease (67%) and heart failure (66%) were at higher risk for OSA. There were no significant differences between the four groups of diseases investigated in the risk of developing OSA (P= 0.65). Compared with women, the majority of male patients were at high risk for OSA (86.5% vs 34.23%). Individuals with high risk of obstructive sleep apnea had the highest level of daytime sleepiness (P= 0.002).
Conclusion: The risk of obstructive sleep apnea is high in cardiovascular patients, so, they should be investigated to prevent further complications.
Saeideh Baharloo, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Javad Setareh,
Volume 31, Issue 198 (7-2021)
Abstract
Background and purpose: Poor quality of sleep and excessive daytime sleepinessare major factors that impair health and quality of life. Theoretically, personality factors provide the biological and behavioral context that can affect sleep patterns and quality of life. The aim of this study was to present the status of sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepinessand quality of life in university students and also to determine the relationship between these factors and personality factors.
Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, the students in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences were selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, SF-12 quality of life, and NEO Five-Factor Inventory. Data analysis was performed in SPSS V24.
Results: A total of 403 students (mean age= 22.83 ± 2.81 years), including 70.97% females participated in the study. Among the participants, 120 (29.77%) reported excessive daytime sleepiness, 64.52% had poor sleep quality, and 56.33% had poor or average quality of life. Good quality of life and good quality of sleep were found to be significantly associated with extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness (P<0.05). There was a significant relationship between neuroticism and poor sleep quality and poor quality of life (P<0.05). Increase in age, decreased quality of life, and extraversion were observed to be associated with probability of decreased sleep quality (P<0.05). Conscientiousness and neuroticism were associated with excessive daytime sleepiness (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Daytime sleepiness and poor sleep quality are both linked to neuroticism. Screening for sleep problems in students is necessary due to the relationship between personality traits and sleep quality that influence the quality of life.
