Prevalence and factors associated with insomnia among medical students in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: characterization and associated factors.
BMC Psychiatry
; 23(1): 140, 2023 03 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2288588
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Insomnia has become an important issue in recent years. Insomnia is affected by many factors. Previous research has shown that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there would be a long-term negative effect on the mental health of medical college students. The state of medical college students' insomnia directly determines the results of medical education and the career development prospects of the medical students themselves. Therefore, it is very important to understand the insomnia situation of medical students in the post-epidemic era.METHODS:
This study was conducted 2 years after the global COVID-19 pandemic (April 1-April 23, 2022). The study used an online questionnaire, administered through a web-based survey platform. The Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), GAD-2, PHQ-2, and socio-demographic information were surveyed by the Questionnaire Star platform.RESULTS:
The prevalence of insomnia was 27.80% (636/2289). Grade(P < 0.05), age(P < 0.001), loneliness(P < 0.001), depression(P < 0.001), anxiety(P < 0.001), fear of COVID-19 was highly correlated with insomnia (P < 0.001). Adapting to online class(P < 0.001) was a protective factor of smartphone addiction.CONCLUSIONS:
This survey shows that Insomnia was highly prevalent among the Chinese medical college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments and schools should through psychological interventions to address the current situation of insomnia among medical students, and formulate targeted programs and strategies to reduce their psychological problems.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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COVID-19
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Psychiatry
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12888-023-04556-8
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