Surveying the problem of insomnia and the need for traditional medicine treatment of regular students at the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
- VernacularTitle:Chất lượng giấc ngủ và các yếu tố liên quan theo Y học cổ truyền của sinh viên chính quy Trường Đại học Y - Dược, Đại học Huế
- Author:
Thi Ngoc Tram CHAU
1
;
Ngoc Le NGUYEN
2
;
Thien Phuoc NGUYEN
2
;
Thi Minh Thao LE
2
Author Information
- Keywords: sleep quality; medical student; Pittsburgh sleep quality scale (PSQI); the need for treatment; Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
- From: Hue Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy 2023;13(7):147-154
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
- Abstract: Background: Good sleep is important for health and overall quality of life. However, sleep disorders are currently widespread and have particularly serious consequences, especially for students. Objectives: Surveying sleep quality according to the Pittsburgh scale (PSQI) and find out some related factors according to traditional medicine of regular students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 421 regular students from 10 majors of the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Results: The percentage of students having poor sleep quality according to the PSQI scale was 57%. According to traditional medicine, heart blood deficiency accounted for the highest proportion with 30.4%, next are the deficiency of heart and spleen (22.1%), kidney yin deficiency (20.8%), qi deficiency of heart and gallbladder (14.6%) and stomach disharmony has the lowest rate with 12.1%. The percentage of students who need treatment with traditional medicine was 52.9%, acupress massage and herbal medicine were the two methods with the highest demand for treatment. Conclusion: Assessing sleep quality according to the PSQI scale the percentage of students with poor sleep quality was 57%. Heart blood deficiency accounted for the highest proportion. The demand for treatment of insomnia by traditional medicine was relatively high.
