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SLEEP DISORDERS AMONG INPATIENTS AT AL MOUWASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, DAMASCUS, SYRIA
Youssef Latifeh, Thayr Haydar, Hussein Khalil Nahle, Fatima Abbas, Khaled Turkmani, Nawras Alhalabi and Bisher Sawaf*
ABSTRACT
Background: Sleep disorders are common and unrecognized complaint in the general population. Hospitalization seems to interfere with maintenance and quality of patients’ sleep leading to increased prevalence of sleep disturbance in inpatients. Limited research in this topic is done especially in Syria. This study aims to investigate sleep quality and affecting factors in inpatients at Al Mouwasat hospital. Methods: A cross sectional study conducted at Al Mouwasat University Hospital, which is the main hospital for patients from all Syrian areas during the crisis, between June 2015 and March 2016. 289 inpatients was randomly selected from surgical and internal wards. Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire (PSQI) was administered to assess their Keywords: Hospitalization, insomnia, Sleep disorders, The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Syria. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |