Prevalence and Association of Anxiety and Sleep Disturbances Among Medical Students.

Government Medical College, Patiala200 enrolled

Overview

Observational, Cross-sectional study

It was a cross-sectional study conducted in December 2024 with the consent of 200 undergraduate medical students of a tertiary care hospital affiliated medical college, who qualified as per the inclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria: All the students of MBBS Phase-II. Exclusion criteria: Students with prior diagnosed Sleep disorders Students with prior diagnosed co-morbidities Students unable/unwilling to answer the question.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Sleep Disturbances Anxiety

Interventions

Survey using a questionnaire.OTHER

Survey was conducted to collect their responses to PSQI and BAI questionnaires.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: \- All the students of MBBS Phase-II. Exclusion criteria: * Students with prior diagnosed Sleep disorders * Students with prior diagnosed co-morbidities * Students unable/unwilling to answer the question.

Locations (1)

Yuvraj Kaushal

Patiāla, Punjab, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of Sleep Disturbances

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) has been used to assess the pattern and the quality of sleep.\[8\] This questionnaire assesses sleep quality over a 1-month time interval based on self-report by the participant. PSQI differentiates 'Poor' from 'Good' sleep by measuring Seven Domains: Subjective Sleep Quality, Latency, Sleep Duration, Sleep Efficiency, Disturbances, Medication, and Daytime Dysfunction over the last month. The measure consists of 19 individual items, creating 7 components that produce one global score and take 5-10 minutes to complete.

Time frame: 1 month

Assessment of Anxiety

To assess Anxiety, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)\[9\] has been used. This scale is a self-report measure of anxiety in children and adults, which asks the subject to rate 21 items on a scale of 0-3. The questions used in this measure ask the subject about common symptoms of anxiety that the subject had had during the past week. It is designed for individuals aged 17 and above and takes 5-10 minutes to complete. The total score is calculated by the standard mean of the responses to the 21 items. A score of 0-21 = low anxiety. A score of 22-35 = moderate anxiety. A Score of 36 and above signifies potentially concerning levels of anxiety.

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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