Comparative Evaluation of the Sleep Quality in Male Verses Female Students of Nursing at School of Nursing and Midwifery of MBU

Abstract

Abstract:Aims: Traditionally science students exhibit poor sleep quality and impaired academic and professional performances due to high sleep deprivation and high incidences of daytime dysfunctions. The present study was aimed to evaluate the sleep quality in nursing students from the School of nursing and midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (MBU) in Tehran. Study design: Sleep quality was evaluated by filling out the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Place and Duration of Study: School of nursing and midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (MBU) in Tehran, during 1 November, 2012 to 1 May, 2014. Methodology: 133 nursing students were divided into different groups (on the basis of age; group to 4); each group was further divided into two groups based on sex. Mean values of the score obtained for each PSQI category were analyzed by the Student t-test and 95% of Confidence of Intervals, to investigate the statistical differences among the male verses female groups and the correlation between the group and its respective score. Results: Findings showed that nursing students presented a fairly poor subjective sleep quality. Mean scores of sleep quality (PSQI category 1), sleep latency (PSQI category 2), sleep duration (PSQI category 3) and sleep efficiency (PSQI category 4) of female students were found significantly high in comparison to male students, while mean score of sleep disturbances (PSQI category 5), use of hypnotics/anti33 depressants (PSQI category 6) and daytime dysfunction (PSQI category 7) were non-significantly different among female and male students. Conclusion: The poor sleep quality in nursing students suggests that authorities should have specific guidance on sleep hygiene and should provide support for students presenting disturbances in day-time activities.

Sleep quality, level of daytime sleepiness and fatigue among working nursing students

“…DISKUSIJA Problemi sa spavanjem koji su postali globalna epidemija u savremenom društvu [2,21], posebno visoku prevalenciju imaju u populaciji mlađih osoba [1,10]. Studenti medicinskih nauka, kojima pripadaju i studije sestrinstva, posebno su podložni problemima sa www.tmg.org.rs spavnjem [5][6][7]15,[22][23][24][25][26] čija je prevalencija veća nego u opštoj populaciji i kod studenata drugih naučnih disciplina, kao što su pravne ili ekonomske nauke [25][26][27][28]. Hasson i Gustavsson, u nedavno sprovedenoj studiji u Švedskoj sa 866 studenata završne godine sestrinstva, nalaze neposredan oštar pad kvaliteta spavanja na prelasku iz studenskog u radni život koji se kontinuirano nastavlja tokom naredne tri godine radnog života [25].…”

“…Ovaj nalaz je u skladu sa studijama koje izveštavaju da studenti ženskog pola imaju kraće prosečno vreme noćnog spavanja, lošiji kvalitet spavanja i veću dnevnu pospanost [5,6,11,24]. Druge studije izveštavaju da su, u sestrinstvu kao predominantno ženskoj profesiji, sestre često izložene problemima koji utiču na njihovo blagostanje, nivo umora, dnevnu disfunkcionalnost i porodične i društvene odnose [16,29,30].…”

“…Između 43% i 88% studenata medicinskih nauka ima loš kvalitet spavanja koji je rezultat različitih faktora kao što su: godine života, pol, dodatni posao, neadekvatna higijena spavanja, emocionalna napetost i faktori iz spoljašnje sredine [4]. Prevalencija poremećaja spavanja kod studenta medicinskih nauka ženskog pola je veća nego kod studenata muškog pola [5,6]. Iako su ovi nalazi nekonzistentni [3,7], oni su posebno značajni za sestrinsku profesiju jer su grupe za studije sestrinstva uglavnom sačinjene od studenata ženskog pola.…”