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Zhang, Tiantian; Lu, Li; Ren, Yan-Ming; Liu, Yu-Ying; Hynek, Kamila Angelika; Gao, Jie; Chen, Hong-Ru; Shen, Hong-Yi; Gai, Xiang-Yun; Dang, Zhan-Cui; Liu, Shou
Frontiers in psychiatry, 11/2022, Volume: 13Journal Article
Purpose University freshmen are particularly vulnerable as they are undergoing the transition from high school to university with a range of changes. Sleep problems among this group in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau of China were barely studied. This study aimed to explore sleep disturbance, and its association with quality of life (QoL) and demographic and clinical characteristics among university freshmen in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China. Methods A multistage stratified cluster random sampling method was performed to recruit student participants with a structured questionnaire to collect sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and lifestyle behaviors. Sleep disturbance including three aspects of sleep disturbance (i.e., difficulty initiating sleep (DIS), difficulty maintaining sleep (DMS), and early morning awakening (EMA)) was assessed using standardized measurement. Multiple logistic regression models were applied to analyze the data. Results Among included 2,769 freshmen, the prevalence of sleep disturbance was 14.8% (95% CI: 14.2–15.5%), and corresponding prevalence of DIS, DMS, and EMA was 8.2% (95% CI: 7.7–8.7%), 8.3% (95% CI: 7.8–8.8%), and 4.2% (95% CI: 3.8–4.6%), respectively. Freshmen with sleeping disturbance had significantly lower QoL in physical F (1, 2769) = 60.23, p < 0.001, psychological F (1, 2769) = 46.18, p < 0.001, social F (1, 2769) = 23.04, p < 0.001, and environment F (1, 2769) = 6.07, p = 0.01 domains. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that having breakfast five times a week or less (less than three times, OR = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.34–2.40; 3–5 times, OR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.09–1.79), self-perceived severe Internet dependence (OR = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.11–2.65), self-perceived poor health status (OR = 3.44, 95% CI: 2.06–5.74), high academic stress (OR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.13–1.78), poor relationship with classmates (OR = 3.44, 95% CI: 1.53–7.71), and severe ADHD symptoms (OR = 1.08, 95% CI: 1.05–1.12) were positively associated with sleeping disturbance. Conclusion Sleep disturbance was common among freshmen and is associated with poorer QoL. Prevention and intervention strategies should be developed and implemented, especially among the vulnerable university freshman groups.
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