Ali Raja Mahamade, Zolezzi Monica, Awaisu Ahmed, Eltorki Yassin
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Department of Pharmacy, Mental Health Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Int J Gen Med. 2023 Jun 13;16:2427-2439. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S402399. eCollection 2023.
Insomnia is a highly prevalent health problem, affecting about one-third of the adult population globally. University students are at a high risk for developing insomnia due to the stressful nature of academic life and often unhealthy sleeping habits. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of poor sleep quality and investigate sleep hygiene patterns among university students in Qatar.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among university students using two validated instruments: the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including correlation and multivariate regression analyses.
Two thousand and sixty-two students responded to the web-based survey. The mean PSQI score (7.57±3.03) was indicative of poor sleep quality in approximately 70% of the students. Similarly, the mean SHI score (21.79±6.69) was indicative of poor sleep hygiene patterns in 79% of the students. Academic program type, marital status, gender, and sleep hygiene significantly influenced sleep quality. After controlling for all possible covariates in the multiple regression analysis, sleep hygiene remained as the only factor significantly predicting sleep quality. Students with a good sleep hygiene were about four times more likely to have a good sleep quality compared to those with poor sleep hygiene (adjusted OR= 3.66, 95% CI= 2.8-4.8, p <0.001).
Poor sleep quality and inadequate sleep hygiene practices were highly prevalent among university students in Qatar. Sleep hygiene was found to be the only significant predictor of sleep quality such that those adopting healthy sleep hygiene practices were more likely to have better sleep quality. Interventions to raise awareness on the effect of sleep hygiene on sleep quality among university students are needed.
失眠是一个非常普遍的健康问题，全球约三分之一的成年人受其影响。由于学术生活的压力性质以及通常不健康的睡眠习惯，大学生患失眠的风险很高。本研究的目的是探讨卡塔尔大学生睡眠质量差的患病率，并调查其睡眠卫生模式。
使用两种经过验证的工具对大学生进行横断面研究：匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）和睡眠卫生指数（SHI）。使用描述性和推断性统计方法分析数据，包括相关性和多元回归分析。
2062名学生回复了基于网络的调查。平均PSQI得分（7.57±3.03）表明约70%的学生睡眠质量差。同样，平均SHI得分（21.79±6.69）表明79%的学生睡眠卫生模式差。学术课程类型、婚姻状况、性别和睡眠卫生对睡眠质量有显著影响。在多元回归分析中控制所有可能的协变量后，睡眠卫生仍然是显著预测睡眠质量的唯一因素与睡眠卫生差的学生相比，睡眠卫生良好的学生睡眠质量良好的可能性大约高四倍（调整后的OR=3.66，95%CI=2.8-4.8，p<0.001）。
卡塔尔大学生中睡眠质量差和睡眠卫生习惯不足的情况非常普遍。发现睡眠卫生是睡眠质量的唯一重要预测因素，因此采用健康睡眠卫生习惯的人更有可能拥有更好的睡眠质量。需要开展干预措施，提高大学生对睡眠卫生对睡眠质量影响的认识。
