Naslov
The quality of sleep among students of various health studies at the University of Osijek

Autori
Šimić, Ivana ; Olujić, Marija ; Miškulin, Maja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
14th International Biomedical Croatian Student Summit (CROSS2018) "Health promotion" : abstracts ; u: Liječnički vjesnik 140 (2018) (S1) / Anić, B. - Zagreb : Hrvatski liječnički zbor ; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2018, 32-33

Skup
14th International Biomedical Croatian Student Summit (CROSS14)

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 10.04.2018. - 13.04.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Croatia ; health studies ; PSQI ; quality of sleep ; university students

Sažetak
Introduction: Various sleep disorders are present since the beginning of the civilization. It is estimated that about 35% of the world population suffers from some form of sleep disorder today. The quality of sleep is important for human health, because lack of sleep or poor quality of sleep is associated with a variety of disorders and diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, poor concentration and mood, increased level of risk for type 2 diabetes. Aim: To determine the quality of sleep among students of various health studies at the University of Osijek and to explore its interconnection with the students' gender, study program, success during the study, repetition of the year of study and socioeconomic status of their families. Participants and methods: This cross-sectional anonymous questionnaire study was done during February 2018, among students of the second year of various health studies at the University of Osijek. The response rate was 95.7% (155/162). The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used for the measurement of the sleep quality and its patterns along with the questions regarding sociodemographic characteristics’ of study participants. Results: The study included 155 students (113 females and 42 males). Median of the participants age was 21.00 years. The study showed that 71.6% of students had bad quality of sleep. There was no statistically significant difference between quality of sleep of students according to the attended health study, success during the study, repetition of the year of study and socioeconomic status of their families. Conclusion: The study revealed that quite large number of students have bad quality of sleep. However, the quality of sleep was not connected with the observed variables which points to the fact that probably some other factors such as going out late at night, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, energy drinks abuse etc. are involved in sleep deterioration. Further studies are needed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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