Comparison of quality of sleep between medical and non-medical undergraduate Pakistani students

To compare the quality of sleep between medical and non-medical undergraduate students. The comparative cross-sectional study was conducted from March to May 2017 at different universities and colleges of Rawalpindi/Islamabad cities in Pakistan. Pittsburgh sleep quality index questionnaire was distr...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2018-10, Vol.68 (10), p.1465-1470
Main Authors: Nadeem, Amina, Cheema, Maryam Khalid, Naseer, Maryum, Javed, Hamra
Format: Article
Language:English
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College students
Comparative analysis
Medical schools
Medical students
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Summary:To compare the quality of sleep between medical and non-medical undergraduate students. The comparative cross-sectional study was conducted from March to May 2017 at different universities and colleges of Rawalpindi/Islamabad cities in Pakistan. Pittsburgh sleep quality index questionnaire was distributed among undergraduate students. Comparison was made between the global and component scores of medical and non-medical students. Excel 2013 was used for data analysis. Of the 606 students approached, 520(85.8%) responded. Among them, 266(51.1%) were medical students and 254(48.9%) were non-medical. Also, 327(62.9%) were females and 193(37.1%) males. Overall mean age of the subjects was 20.25±1.54 years. Among the medical students, 179(67.3%) and among the non-medical 128(50.4%) subjects were classified as poor sleepers with mean score of 6.386 ± 2.923. The scores were significantly higher among medical students, indicating poorer sleep quality and were higher still among female medical students (p
ISSN:0030-9982