Sleep patterns and quality during summer and academic year among female university students.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Neurosciences Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.17712/nsj.2024.4.20240024

Sultan M Alshahrani, Hana A Alzuabi, Dalal H Alkalthem, Ghada H Alhadidi, Ghada M Alrajhi

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Abstract

Objectives: To measure sleep patterns and quality during summer vacation and weeks 1-4 of the academic year among female university students.

Methods: This retrospective prospective cohort study included female students at a university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Participants were recruited with convenience sampling and completed questionnaires online. The questionnaire asked about 5 occasions using the Sleep Quality Scale (SQS) and about their sleep schedule during summer vacation and weeks 1-4 of the academic year.

Results: There were 385 participants. The number of students who slept before midnight increased over time from n=127 (32.9%) students during vacation to n=172 (44.6%) students in week 4 (p<0.001). The average sleep hours decreased from 8.97 (standard deviation (SD)=2.6) hours during summer to 7.01 (p<0.001, SD=2.7) hours in week 4. Students reported poorer sleep quality during the academic year, particularly in week 1 (p=0.023), than summer. Students reported higher satisfaction with sleep during summer vacation (n=97; 25.2%) than week 1 (n=38; 9.9%) and week 4 (n=36; 9.4%) (p<0.001). Students experienced daytime fatigue and tiredness (n=79; 20.5%; p=0.002) and low concentration in week 4 (n=79; 20.5%; p<0.001) compared to summer.

Conclusion: In the studied population, multiple sclerosis was the most prevalent cause of ON. Women were more likely to have ON. The prognosis for eyesight was substantially connected with the length of ON.

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女大学生夏季和学年的睡眠模式和质量。

目的：测量女大学生在暑假和学年第 1-4 周的睡眠模式和质量：测量女大学生在暑假和学年第 1-4 周的睡眠模式和质量：这项回顾性前瞻性队列研究包括沙特阿拉伯利雅得一所大学的女生。研究采用便利抽样的方式招募参与者，参与者在线填写问卷。问卷调查了5次睡眠质量量表（SQS）的使用情况，以及暑假和学年第1-4周的睡眠时间安排：结果：共有 385 人参与调查。与暑期相比，在午夜前睡觉的学生人数从假期的 127 人（32.9%）增加到第 4 周的 172 人（44.6%）（ppp=0.023）。学生对暑假期间睡眠的满意度（n=97；25.2%）高于第1周（n=38；9.9%）和第4周（n=36；9.4%）（pp=0.002），而第4周的注意力不集中（n=79；20.5%；pp结论：在研究人群中，多发性硬化症是导致ON的最常见原因。女性更容易患上霰粒肿。视力的预后与ON的时间长短有很大关系。

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Neurosciences 医学-临床神经学

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1.40

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4.5 months

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