Survey of sleep practice and sleep-related problems among a sample of Egyptian youths

Ahmed, M. A.; Zaki, Nevin F. W.; Morsy, Nesreen Elsayed; Awadalla, Nabil J.; Hammad, Muhammed A; Saleh, Nihal M; Elhefnawi, Sarah A.E

doi:10.4103/ejcdt.ejcdt_2_18

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“…A satisfactory sleep performance is valuable for both somatic and intellectual health and advances the general activity. It can also postpone neurodegenerative variations in geriatrics (Ahmed et al, 2018).…”

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Sleep Hygiene Awareness, Sleep Hygiene Practice, and Sleep Quality among public secondary school students at Minia district, Egypt

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2022

Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Sleep is critically essential to human beings as it can safely maintain mental and physical health and well-being, especially among adolescents. Aim: The study aimed to assess the relation between sleep hygiene awareness, sleep hygiene practice, and sleep quality among public secondary school students at Minia district, Egypt. Research design: A descriptive correlational design was used in the study. Setting: The study was conducted at three governmental public secondary schools at Minia district. Sample: A stratified random sample of 600 students was included in the study. Tools of data collection: The 1 st tool was a self -administered questionnaire to assess sleep hygiene awareness, the 2 nd tool was the sleep hygiene index to assess the practice of sleep hygiene and the 3 rd tool was the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess sleep quality. Results: The study revealed that more than half (56.8%) of the participants had an unsatisfactory level of sleep hygiene awareness, more than half (52.0%) had a good level of sleep hygiene practice, while the majority (84.8%) had a poor level of sleep quality. The study also revealed statistical significant differences between sleep quality and sleep hygiene awareness and practices. Conclusion: Sleep hygiene awareness was unsatisfactory among more than half of the participants, while sleep hygiene practice was poor among about half of them, and the majority, their sleep quality was poor. The study also, revealed that sleep quality is related to both sleep hygiene awareness, and sleep hygiene practice. Recommendations: A planned educational intervention regarding the importance of sleep, sleep hygiene, and good sleep quality can be an effective way of empowering adolescents to mitigate the long-term effect of poor sleep quality on their health.

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Sleep Hygiene Awareness, Sleep Hygiene Practice, and Sleep Quality among public secondary school students at Minia district, Egypt

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2022

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“…adolescents lifestyles encompassing daily routine school or college obligations and spare time activities, homework, and evening outings or priorities (e.g. watching TV, video gaming, and surfing the internet) (Magda, et al, 2018), in addition weekend social duties and, perhaps, a job, as well excess internet and social media usage and elongated time spent on smart devices like mobile phones and iPads, all of which are known and lead to sleep deprivation and sleep disorders (which constitute an abnormal quantity or quality of sleep) (Bentley et al 2015).…”

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Smart phone overuse among teen ager patients with sleep difficulties

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2022

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Background: Smart phone use is an emerging worldwide phenomena as a new electronic technology used in different issues as education and public communication especially in the country tendency to electronic numerical transformation. Many studies reported that smart phone overuse is a risk factor that interferes with the sleep quality causing sleep difficulties. Aim: This study aimed to determine smart phone overuse among teen ager patients with sleep difficulties. Design: exploratory research design used in the current study. Sample: purposeful sample of 485 participants recruited in this study divided into two groups; 285 patients in study group suffering sleeping difficulties and 200 patient in the control group treated from sleep difficulties and visit the sleeping clinic for follow up. Setting: the study conducted in the Psychiatry and Addiction Prevention Hospital - Cairo University Hospitals (in Sleep Clinic). Tools: Two tools were used for data collection; Socio-Demographic Data Sheet and Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS).

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“…(7) Over 90 types of sleep disorders have been classified. Ahmed et al (2018) found that the most common sleep problem among Egyptians was insomnia (59.6%), followed by excessive daily sleepiness C Original Article (29.5%), sleep deprivation (12.1%), and restless legs syndrome (RLS) (10.4%). (8) Although sleep quality is not considered a standard risk factor for CVD, studies have proven its effect on cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors.…”

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“…Ahmed et al (2018) found that the most common sleep problem among Egyptians was insomnia (59.6%), followed by excessive daily sleepiness C Original Article (29.5%), sleep deprivation (12.1%), and restless legs syndrome (RLS) (10.4%). (8) Although sleep quality is not considered a standard risk factor for CVD, studies have proven its effect on cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors. (4) Numerous possible mechanisms could clarify the relationship between cardiovascular events and sleep loss, including increases in blood pressure, impaired glucose tolerance, or sympathetic hyperactivity.…”

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Relationship Between Sleep Quality, Sleep Disturbance, and Estimated Cardiovascular Risk

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Survey of sleep practice and sleep-related problems among a sample of Egyptian youths

Cited by 7 publications

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Sleep Hygiene Awareness, Sleep Hygiene Practice, and Sleep Quality among public secondary school students at Minia district, Egypt

Sleep Hygiene Awareness, Sleep Hygiene Practice, and Sleep Quality among public secondary school students at Minia district, Egypt

Smart phone overuse among teen ager patients with sleep difficulties

Relationship Between Sleep Quality, Sleep Disturbance, and Estimated Cardiovascular Risk

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