Demographic and academic characteristics of medical students with sleep disorders- A cross sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan

摘要

Objective: To determine the demographic and academic characteristics of MBBS students suffering from sleep disorders.Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive studyPlace and Duration: The research was conducted from 4th September 2016 to 30th November 2017 at the Department of CommunityMedicine Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PakistanMethodology: The data were collected by using standardized structured questionnaires which included the Insomnia Severity Index,Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Berlin Questionnaire to assess sleep disorders, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale to assess stressand anxiety among medical students.Results: Sleep disorders are common among female medical students (68%). Among the students with sleep disorders, 33 % werestudying in third year MBBS, 55 % were suffering from anxiety disorders and 43 % were using internet daily for more than 4 hours.Conclusion: Female gender and third year medical students had higher frequency of sleep disorders. The results of this studyhighlighted that daily internet use of more than four hours and anxiety disorders are frequent among the students suffering fromsleep disorder.