Naseer Wajiha, Gul Owais, Saeed Hasham, Qizilbash Farwa Haider, Jawed Qirat, Mohsin Syeda Fatima, Fatima Haider Syeda Aleena, Nihal Arham, Farooq Khatija, Kadri Hasina Maham
5th Year Medical Student, Dow Medical College (DUHS), Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Community Medicine, Dow Medical College (DUHS), Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Jun;69(6):917-921.
To assess and compare patterns, habits and quality of sleep in undergraduate medical and non-medical students. The cross-sectional study was conducted from February to March, 2018, at Dow Medical College, Karachi, and Pakistan Air Force-Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology. Data was collected by self-reported questionnaires. Sleep quality of individuals was assessed using Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Of the 245 subjects, 137(55%) were medical students and 108(45%) were non-medical. Overall, 101(41.2%) subjects aid 8 hours of sleep was sufficient for them; 153(62.4%) reported daytime sleeping; and 168(68.5%) did not take naps. The duration of nap was >30 minutes in 118(48%) students. Factors affecting sleep were cited as electronic media 132(53.9%), caffeine 42(17.1%) and stress 126(51.4%). Of the total, 161(65.7%) subjects had poor sleep quality. There was no significant difference between medical and non-medical students (p>0.05). Majority of medical and non-medical undergraduate students were poor sleepers.
评估并比较本科医学生和非医学生的睡眠模式、习惯及睡眠质量。这项横断面研究于2018年2月至3月在卡拉奇的道医学学院以及巴基斯坦空军 - 卡拉奇经济技术学院开展。数据通过自我报告问卷收集。使用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数评估个体的睡眠质量。数据采用SPSS 21进行分析。在245名受试者中，137名（55%）是医学生，108名（45%）是非医学生。总体而言，101名（41.2%）受试者认为8小时睡眠对他们来说足够；153名（62.4%）报告有白天睡觉的情况；168名（68.5%）不午睡。118名（48%）学生的午睡时长超过30分钟。影响睡眠的因素被提及的有电子媒体132名（53.9%）、咖啡因42名（17.1%）和压力126名（51.4%）。总共有161名（65.7%）受试者睡眠质量差。医学生和非医学生之间没有显著差异（p>0.05）。大多数本科医学生和非医学生睡眠质量不佳。
