Aldhafiri Ahmed, Almutairi Nawaf, Alharbi Mohammed, Aloufi Abdullah, Hakeem Abdulaziz, Kattan Abdulmalik, Alzahrani Fahad
Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah al-Munawara 42353, Saudi Arabia.
College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah al-Munawara 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Clocks Sleep. 2023 Sep 11;5(3):536-551. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep5030035.
A negative attitude toward sleep has greatly affected sleep habits. In addition to contributing to physical and metabolic disorders, poor sleep quality may cause emotional disturbances. This study aimed to measure sleep behavior and factors contributing to poor sleep quality in the Madinah region, Saudi Arabia. We also assessed whether the use of sleeping aids improved peoples sleep. Three hundred and ninety-nine adults in the Madinah region of Saudi Arabia participated in this cross-sectional study. Three data domains were collected using an online questionnaire between 30 January and 26 April 2022. In the first domain, the characteristics of participants were discussed. In the second domain, questions about sleep behavior were asked. In the third domain, we examined the types, frequency, and impact of sleep aid use. Out of the 399 participants, 154 (38.59%) reported sleep problems. A total of 64.94% of the 154 participants blamed stress as the leading cause of their sleep disorders, and 74.68% of those with sleep problems reported reduced productivity. Among those who reported having sleep problems, 46.10% used sleep aids, with Panadol night (antihistamine) being the most used, 49.30%, followed by Melatonin at 39.44%. Sleep quality improved by 67.6% among those who used sleep aids. A total of 71.8% of the participants think it is not safe to use sleep aids in the long term. Our findings suggest that sleep problems are a prevalent concern in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, and even though the use of sleep aids improved sleep quality, it should be considered an emerging and important public health objective in Saudi Arabia. Further studies are needed to evaluate sleep quality and the level of sleep aid usage among other Saudi Arabian regions.
对睡眠的消极态度极大地影响了睡眠习惯。除了导致身体和代谢紊乱外，睡眠质量差还可能引起情绪障碍。本研究旨在测量沙特阿拉伯麦地那地区的睡眠行为以及导致睡眠质量差的因素。我们还评估了使用助眠药物是否能改善人们的睡眠。沙特阿拉伯麦地那地区的399名成年人参与了这项横断面研究。在2022年1月30日至4月26日期间，通过在线问卷收集了三个数据领域的信息。在第一个领域，讨论了参与者的特征。在第二个领域，询问了有关睡眠行为的问题。在第三个领域，我们研究了助眠药物的类型、使用频率及其影响。在399名参与者中，154人（38.59%）报告有睡眠问题。在这154名参与者中，共有64.94%的人将压力归咎于睡眠障碍的主要原因，74.68%有睡眠问题的人报告工作效率下降。在报告有睡眠问题的人中，46.10%使用助眠药物，其中最常用的是必理通夜间版（抗组胺药），占49.30%，其次是褪黑素，占39.44%。使用助眠药物的人睡眠质量提高了67.6%。共有71.8%的参与者认为长期使用助眠药物不安全。我们的研究结果表明，睡眠问题在沙特阿拉伯麦地那是一个普遍关注的问题，尽管使用助眠药物改善了睡眠质量，但在沙特阿拉伯，这应被视为一个新出现的重要公共卫生目标。需要进一步研究来评估沙特阿拉伯其他地区的睡眠质量和助眠药物的使用水平。
