Sleep Deprivation Among Students Of A Post Graduate Institute, Kolkata : A Cross–Sectional Study

Dr Shobhit Garg; Dr Aparajita Dasgupta; Dr Bobby Pal; Dr Swanya Prabha Maharana

Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

Sleep Deprivation Among Students Of A Post Graduate Institute, Kolkata : A Cross–Sectional Study

Dr Shobhit Garg, Dr Aparajita Dasgupta, Dr Bobby Pal, Dr Swanya Prabha Maharana

Abstract :

Chronic sleep deprivation is becoming pandemic among young people worldwide. Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders are associated with poor academic performance, mental morbidities and increased cardiovascular events. This study was done to assess the sleep pattern of post–graduate students and to elicit the relationship between their sleep pattern with selected cardio–vascular risk factors. This cross–sectional study was done among the post–graduate students. Anthropometric measurements and blood pressure were taken after they filled the questionnaire containing Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Patient Health Questionnaire(PHQ–4). Descriptive statistics and hierarchical logistic regression were used to analyze the data. 91(65%) had poor sleep quality, 91(65%) inadequate sleep duration, 13(9.3%) participants used medication for sleeping, 70(50%) daytime dysfunctions and 85(60.7%) reported night time waking. Students should be made aware of methods of improving sleep quality and fostering healthier and proactive lifestyle.