Study of adult insomnia and sleep habits in Bozhou region
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-8925.2011.11.024
- VernacularTitle:新疆博州地区成人失眠与睡眠习惯自调查究
- Author:
Jian-Chun XU
1
;
Xin-Ling YANG
;
Jiang-Tao XU
;
Xun-Qing ZHU
;
Bin YANG
;
Wei-Ping ZHAI
;
Min ZHANG
;
Jing XUE
;
Yi-La MA
Author Information
1. 新疆医科大学附属第一医院
- Keywords:
Insomnia;
Adult population;
Cross-sectional study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2011;10(11):1172-1175
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence rate of insomnia and its influence factor in adults from Bozhou region,and determine the correlation of sleep hygiene with insomnia in adult population.Methods Eight hundred and three subjects were recruited in the study by multi-stage stratified random sampling from people aged 18 years or more than 18 years.Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS)and sleep hygiene practices scale were used to evaluate the insomnia and its related factors.Results One hundred and ninety-two adults(23.9％)were identified as insomnia with dissatisfaction of sleep quality,shortage of sleep time(＜56.5 h/night)and earlier wake-up than expectation as its main manifestations; and the prevalence rate ofinsomnia in females(98/354,27.7 ％)was significantly higher as compared with that in males(94/449,20.9％,P＜0.05); prepared military personnel enjoyed the highest insomnia rate(37/99,37.3％),followed by freelance/temporaries(55/181,30.4％)with significant difference between these 2 groups(P＜0.05).The correlation analysis between the total scores of AIS and problems of sleep hygiene indicated that such factors as prescription of sleep medication,hunger at bed,drinking in purpose of helping sleeping,and worry about insomnia beofore sleep or at daytime were positively related to the total scores ofAIS(P＜0.05); nap or snooze was negatively related to the total scores of AIS(P＜0.05).Conclusion There is a high proportion of insomnia in prepared military personnel and freelance/temporaries from Bozhou region; poor sleep hygiene habits as prescription of sleep medication,hunger at bed,drinking in purpose of helping sleeping,and worry about insomnia beofore sleep or at daytime can induce insomnia.
