Iranian Journal Of Health Sciences

fa Prevalence of Sleep Disorder among Medical Students in an Eastern University in Iran اپيدميولوژي Epidemiology پژوهشي Original Article Background: Sleep disorder is mostly an early manifestation of psychological diseases. It is defined as disturbances in the regularity, quality and quantity of sleep as well as daily activity. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 200 medical students were assessed for sleep status using SHQ and GHQ questionnaires. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency) and Chi square test through the statistical package of SPSS V.16. Results: The frequency of sleep disorder among students was found to be 21.5%., which was significantly more common among older students (p<0.05), males (p=0.005), employed students (p=0.004), smokers (p=0.001), and those with other psychological disorders (p=0.001). Conclusion: Sleep disorders were higher among students who were men, smokers, or had psychological disorders, and were also employed students. Although a considerable group of medical students were found to be suffering from sleep disorders, this prevalence was lower than those reported in the previous studies. Sleep disorder, Psychological disorder, Medical students, Prevalence 49 54 http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-478-4&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Mohsen Heidari Mokarrar 10031947532846004334 10031947532846004334 No Department of Psychiatry, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Alborz, Iran, Aboozar Afsharmanesh 10031947532846004335 10031947532846004335 No Department of Psychiatry, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran, Mahdi Afshari 10031947532846004336 10031947532846004336 No Department of Community Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran, Fatemeh Mohammadi heydari@gmail.com 10031947532846004337 10031947532846004337 Yes Department of Radiology, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran