Associations of quality of sleep with lifestyle factors and profile of studies among Lithuanian students
Abstract
Material and methods. A total of 405 randomly selected students from the first and fourth years of studies from 4 different universities in Lithuania answered the standardized questionnaires consisting of two parts: 1) the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for subjective evaluation of sleep quality; 2) the questionnaire about sleep and lifestyle habits and impact of poor sleep on the quality of life developed by the researchers.
Results. More than half (59.4%) of the students scored higher than 5 on the PSQI, which allowed suspecting sleep disorders. A significant difference in the frequency of poor sleepers was found regarding the profile of studies (P<0.05) showing the highest frequency of sleep disturbances among medical students. There was a significant correlation between quality of sleep and subjective evaluation of quality of life (P<0.01). Medical students experienced the highest impact of poor sleep on the quality of life (P=0.008). Students studying before going to sleep, spending more time studying, and having less leisure time had worse quality of sleep (P<0.01). A significant difference was found among three profiles of studies regarding the anxiety about studies (P<0.0005) and subjective estimation of success in studies (χ²=27.9, P<0.0005), showing the highest anxiety and worst satisfaction among students of medicine.
Conclusions. The incidence of sleep problems is high among students in Lithuania, reaching 59.4%. Medical students have worse quality of sleep and worse impact of poor sleep on the quality of life compared to students of law and economics. A significant difference was found between medical students and their peers in other profiles of studies regarding their attitudes and habits related to studies: medical students spent more time for studying, were more anxious about studies and less satisfied with the results, studied more often before going to sleep.
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Preišegolavičiūtė, E.; Leskauskas, D.; Adomaitienė, V. Associations of quality of sleep with lifestyle factors and profile of studies among Lithuanian students. Medicina 2010, 46, 482. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina46070070
Preišegolavičiūtė E, Leskauskas D, Adomaitienė V. Associations of quality of sleep with lifestyle factors and profile of studies among Lithuanian students. Medicina. 2010; 46(7):482. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina46070070
Chicago/Turabian StylePreišegolavičiūtė, Evelina, Darius Leskauskas, and Virginija Adomaitienė. 2010. "Associations of quality of sleep with lifestyle factors and profile of studies among Lithuanian students" Medicina 46, no. 7: 482. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina46070070