Sleep medicine · 2023
The interaction between stress and sleep disorders among foreign medical students in Georgia.
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Sakhelashvili Irine, Spruyt Karen
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to: a. Investigate daytime sleepiness, stress, and pre-sleep arousal prevalence among foreign medical students in Georgia. b. Explore gender-based associations between sleep and stress parameters.
METHODS: Mental health was assessed in 207 foreign medical students in Georgia using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale (PSAS), and Student-Life Stress Inventory (SLSI).
RESULTS: Most participants reported elevated stress levels and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). EDS affected 25.1% of students, with slightly higher prevalence in males. PSAS was prevalent in 97.1% of students. Stress was widely reported, with 78% experiencing it, with a higher prevalence in females. Significant correlations were observed between sleepiness and arousal, including somatic (r = 0.41) and total scores (r = 0.28). Sleepiness was also linked to stressors like pressure, changes, self-imposed stress, and overall self-evaluation stress (r = 0.45). Strong correlations existed between ESS, Total PSAS, and overall self-evaluation SLSI scores for both genders. Gender differences were observed in the associations with Cohen's d within the small to moderate size. Men showed significant associations between ESS and stressors: conflict, pressure, chances, all stress reaction categories, and total SLSI scores (p < 0.001). In women, ESS correlated significantly only with overall self-evaluation (p < 0.001). Excessive daytime sleepiness, especially with somatic and total PSAS, predicted total SLSI scores for the entire sample and both genders, with stronger predictive values for total PSAS.
CONCLUSION: The study reveals a high prevalence of clinical sleepiness and its significant correlation with pre-sleep arousal and stress among foreign medical students, with females experiencing more difficulties than males.
METHODS: Mental health was assessed in 207 foreign medical students in Georgia using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale (PSAS), and Student-Life Stress Inventory (SLSI).
RESULTS: Most participants reported elevated stress levels and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). EDS affected 25.1% of students, with slightly higher prevalence in males. PSAS was prevalent in 97.1% of students. Stress was widely reported, with 78% experiencing it, with a higher prevalence in females. Significant correlations were observed between sleepiness and arousal, including somatic (r = 0.41) and total scores (r = 0.28). Sleepiness was also linked to stressors like pressure, changes, self-imposed stress, and overall self-evaluation stress (r = 0.45). Strong correlations existed between ESS, Total PSAS, and overall self-evaluation SLSI scores for both genders. Gender differences were observed in the associations with Cohen's d within the small to moderate size. Men showed significant associations between ESS and stressors: conflict, pressure, chances, all stress reaction categories, and total SLSI scores (p < 0.001). In women, ESS correlated significantly only with overall self-evaluation (p < 0.001). Excessive daytime sleepiness, especially with somatic and total PSAS, predicted total SLSI scores for the entire sample and both genders, with stronger predictive values for total PSAS.
CONCLUSION: The study reveals a high prevalence of clinical sleepiness and its significant correlation with pre-sleep arousal and stress among foreign medical students, with females experiencing more difficulties than males.