Investigation of Relationship between Quality of Sleep and Mental Health of Rehabilitation Sciences students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 1391-92

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Authors

1 1. MSc of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

2 2. MSc of Optometry, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

3 3. PhD in Biostatistics, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

4 4. Student Research Committee. MSc Student of Audiology. International Branch. Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Payame Noor University

Abstract

Background and Aim:
Since sleep has an important impact on life of students and their mental health, this study designed to investigation of the relationship between quality of sleep and mental health of students in school of  rehabilitation sciences, of shahid beheshti university of medical sciences.
Material & Methods:
In this cross-sectional study 239 students from four field of study in rehabilitation were randomly selected. The used questionnaires were as following; demographic, mental health (GHQ-28) and pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI). ANOVA test was performed for data analysis. (α=0.05)
Result:
36.6% of all students had satisfactory sleep quality and the rest 63.6% had poor sleep quality. 46.2% had physical symptoms, 50.2% showed stress, 65.7% had social function disorder and 33.1% showed depression, according to mental health minor scales. There was significant relationship between sleep quality and mental health (P<0.001).
Conclusion:
There is a significant relationship between sleep quality and mental health. So, lackof sleepcan affect on students’ academic performance, daily function, physical and mental health.
 

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
September and October 2015
Pages 147-155

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  • Receive Date: 10 October 2014
  • Revise Date: 08 July 2015
  • Accept Date: 31 July 2015
  • First Publish Date: 23 September 2015

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