Hazizul Hasan Mizaton, Ae Moustafa Gamal
Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, UiTM Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Faculty of Pharmacy, Cyprus lnternational University, 99258 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Saudi Pharm J. 2022 Oct;30(10):1521-1526. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2022.07.009. Epub 2022 Jul 28.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the closure of educational institutions was executed during the period of lockdown. This subsequently led to alterations in daily routines and emotional distress, particularly among university students, affecting their sleep quality resulting in disturbance of immune functioning and mood regulation. Hence, the present study aimed to measure students' sleep quality during the first few months of the lockdown period. This study is a cross-sectional, single-centred survey that was done by distributed electronic questionnaire. The e-questionnaire was divided into 4 sections that assessed socio-demographic characteristics, sleep quality, psychological state and engagement in physical activity. Exactly 248 valid responses were received, 82 % female students. Students with poor sleep quality were three times greater than those with good sleep quality. No association were found between physical activity and sleep quality. However, a significant positive relationship between sleep quality and psychological state was observed (p < 0.01). In conclusion, this study suggests that the majority of pharmacy students in UiTM Puncak Alam are poor sleepers and psychological distress negatively affects sleep quality but, is mainly due to stress. Thus, interventions such as stress management programs and mental health support can be taken by the faculty's management to overcome this problem.
由于新冠疫情，在封锁期间教育机构被关闭。这随后导致了日常作息的改变和情绪困扰，尤其是在大学生中，影响了他们的睡眠质量，进而导致免疫功能和情绪调节紊乱。因此，本研究旨在测量封锁期头几个月学生的睡眠质量。本研究是一项横断面、单中心调查，通过发放电子问卷进行。电子问卷分为4个部分，评估社会人口学特征、睡眠质量、心理状态和体育活动参与情况。共收到248份有效回复，其中82%为女学生。睡眠质量差的学生是睡眠质量好的学生的三倍。未发现体育活动与睡眠质量之间存在关联。然而，观察到睡眠质量与心理状态之间存在显著的正相关关系（p < 0.01）。总之，本研究表明，马来西亚理科大学彭卡兰阿拉姆分校的大多数药学专业学生睡眠质量差，心理困扰对睡眠质量有负面影响，但主要是由于压力。因此，学院管理层可以采取压力管理计划和心理健康支持等干预措施来克服这个问题。
