From the College of Medicine, (Aledili, Albahrani, Alalawi, Bomouzah, Alghasham), College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Alahsa; from the Division of Neuroscience (Aleliwi), Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; from the Department of Neurology (Alabdali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2021 Dec;42(12):1302-1312. doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210628.
To assess prevalence and perception of sleep paralysis and its relationship with socioeconomic determinants, and risk factors in a cross-sectional sample of Saudi general population from Al-Ahsa city.
A cross-sectional sampling survey was conducted during 2020 to 2021. The targets were aged above 18 and belonged to Al-Ahsa. Patients were sent self-reported anonymous questionnaires to complete.
A total of 524 participants, whose ages ranged from 18 to 60 years, were analyzed. Among 85.7% of participants aged 55 years and over, compared to 65.8% of those who were aged under 35, 379 (72.3%) respondents were females. Moreover, 438 (83.6%) participants were university graduates, 271 (51.7%) were students and 40.8% had psychological disorders including anxiety (25.2%) and depression (5.7%). Family history of sleep paralysis was reported by 369 (70.4%) participants. A total of 97.5% study participants were aware of sleep paralysis.
Sleep paralysis is a common occurrence in people residing in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. A considerable number of the society held wrong beliefs regarding sleep paralysis. Therefore, raising public of identity of sleep paralysis is crucial. We recommend applying the study in other cities within Saudi Arabia to identify common risk factors and perceptions among the society.
评估沙特阿拉伯艾卜哈市普通人群中睡眠瘫痪的流行率和认知情况，及其与社会经济决定因素和风险因素的关系。
2020 年至 2021 年期间进行了横断面抽样调查。目标人群为年龄在 18 岁以上且属于艾卜哈的居民。向患者发送了自我报告的匿名问卷以完成调查。
共分析了 524 名年龄在 18 至 60 岁之间的参与者。与 35 岁以下的参与者相比，55 岁及以上的参与者中有 85.7%（379 人）为女性，438 人（83.6%）为大学毕业生，271 人（51.7%）为学生，40.8%有心理障碍，包括焦虑（25.2%）和抑郁（5.7%）。369 名参与者（70.4%）报告有睡眠瘫痪家族史。97.5%的研究参与者知晓睡眠瘫痪。
睡眠瘫痪在沙特阿拉伯艾卜哈的居民中很常见。相当一部分社会群体对睡眠瘫痪存在错误的认知。因此，提高公众对睡眠瘫痪的认识至关重要。我们建议在沙特阿拉伯的其他城市应用该研究，以确定社会群体中的常见风险因素和认知。
