A Study To Assess The Quality Of Sleep Among Nursing Students Of Selected Colleges Of Rohtas ,Bihar With A View To Develop Information Booklet To Improve Quality Of Sleep

  • Unique Paper ID: 166712
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2
  • PageNo: 2087-2094
  • Abstract:
  • Sleep Quality is an essential component of the learning and memory processes. Sleep issues are common among college students and may negatively impact their academic performance. This study aimed to assess sleep quality among undergraduate nursing students studying in selected colleges of Rohtas, Bihar. Sleep is a physical and mental resting state in which a person becomes relatively inactive and unaware of the environment and also we know that sleep is a naturally occurring altered state of consciousness characterized by decrease in awareness and responsiveness to stimuli. Nursing students are the future professional nurses and they are destined to work in different shifts. The nature of work done by professional nurses demand alertness and a vigilant attitude. Nursing students may not consider sleep as a top priority in the context of their academic requirement as they reduce their sleeping time to have extra hours for study and work. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was concluded among 210 nursing students from four colleges of Rohtas, Bihar. A self questionnaire tool includes the socio demographic profile of the study subjects and Pittsburg of the study subject. The technique of sampling was simple random. Collected data was entered and analyzed in SPSS version 18. Findings: Majority of the study (59.5)% were having very good sleep quality followed by (35.3)% were fairly good and (2.4%)were fairly bad only (2.4%)were having sleep quality very bad. Majority of the study (77.6%) were having in sleep latency of 1-2 hours followed by 17.1% with 0 sleep latency and only 5.2% were having 3-4 sleep latency. Majority of the study (48.9%)were having in sleep duration of 6-7hours followed by 30.5% with >7hr sleep duration and 17.1% with 5-6 hours sleep duration and only 4.28% were having <5 hour sleep duration. Majority of the study (38.57%) were having in Sleep Efficiency of <65%, followed by (24.2%) with 85% sleep efficiency and (21.4%) were in sleep efficiency 64-74% and only (15.7%) were having 75-84%. Sleep efficiency. Majority of the study (72.38%) were having in sleep disturbance of 1-9, followed by (16.19% ) with 0% sleep disturbance and (11.4%) were in sleep disturbance 10-18 and only 0 were having 19-27 sleep disturbance. Majority of the study (80.47% ) were having in Sleep Medication Not During The Past Month,followed by (16.6%)with less than once a week in Sleep Medication, and (2.8%) were having in Sleep Medication Once or Twice a Week and only (0) were having in Three or More Times a Week sleep medication. Majority (52.85%) were having in Daytime Dysfunction is 0 followed by (35.2%) with 1-2 Daytime Dysfunction and (10.95%)were in 3-4 Daytime Dysfunction, only (1%) were in 5-6 Daytime Dysfunction. Conclusions: The present study was aimed to assess the quality of sleep among the study group, out of 210 study participant majority of 84.3% having good sleep quality and 15.7% of study participant have bad quality of sleep . Provide informational booklet to those students which have bad quality of sleep to improve quality of sleep Component of information booklet are; Why is sleep hygiene important. Signs of poor sleep hygiene. How can improve your sleep hygiene. When to consult health care professional There is no significant association between quality of sleep and selected socio demographic variables.

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