ASESSMENT OF THE FREQUENCY OF PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY COMPONENTS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL HYDEBABD

Abstract

Background: Sleep is an essential and vital component for optimum and balance the dimensions of health and quality of life and normal brain functions and also the associated body’s system, 7 to 8 hours of sleep is recommended for better condition of health and restoration of body functions. Sleep is a vital component and essential element for the mental, physical, and social dimensions of health, it depends on the amount or quantity and quality or eminence of sleep, both are essential for life. Sleep quantity and sleep quality have a significant effect on health like the cardiovascular system, mental health, cognitive function, memory, immunity, reproductive life, and hormone secretion. Most of the world's population was not getting appropriate sleep like the USA 50 to 70 million adults suffering from various kinds of sleep problems. Methodology: A Comparative Cross-Sectional study was conducted at Medical OPD Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad/ Jamshoro from May 2024 to October. The Estimated sample size 362n was calculated with the help of Open Epi Info with margin of Error 5%, Confidence Level 95%, non-probability convenient sampling. Participants who visit the Medical OPD for follow-up medical Care with aged 18 years and older who were obese and Non- obese and Consenting Participants and willing to study participants of both genders were included. Non-consenting Participants and Any abnormal neurological condition, intellectually disabled, pregnant women, aged less than 18 years, and those patients were excluded who were not willing to participate in this study were excluded. Results: the majority of the study participants were usually gone to bed at 9:00 pm to 12:00 am 284 (79%), fall asleep every night > 60 minutes 212 (58%), gotten sleep hours per night <5 h 147 (40.6%), could not gotten sleep within 30 minutes three or more times a week 249 (69%), Waking up in the middle of the night or early morning, three or more times a week 267 (73.8%), getup for use the bathroom three or more times a week 260 (72%), Cannot breathe comfortably three or more times a week 258 (71%), Feeling too cold not during the past month 297 (82%), Feeling too hot three or more times a week 315 (87%), participants (83%) were not taking the medicine for help with sleep, prescribed medication was 12% and 5% were OTC medication taken by the study participants for help in sleep. trouble staying awake, three or more times a week (53%), keep up enough enthusiasm, a very big problem (51%), participants rate their sleep quality overall, as very bad (39.8%), very good (34.8%), fairly good (14.9%), and fairly bad (10.8%). Conclusion: This study concluded that most of the participants were suffering from unhealthy sleeping conditions because of their life style and during data collection it was also observed that environmental condition was also depends on their sleep quality.