1Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
2Professor and Head, Dept of Physiology, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
3MBBS Student II/II, Dept of Psychiatry, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
4Professor and Head, Dept of Psychiatry, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
5Resident, Dept of Radiology, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
6Associate Professor, Dept of Pathology, J. N. Medical College, Belgaum
7Psychiatric Social Worker, Dept of Psychiatry, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
8Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
*Corresponding author: Chandrashekar TR, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum-590001. Ph No. 09886769053. E-mail - drtrc.shekar@yahoo.com, drjoshiarun@gmail.com
Online published on 9 May, 2014.
1. Assessment of quality of life, depression, anxiety and fatigue, among medical students who are late night sleepers. 2. Assessment of quality of sleep, alteration in sleep pattern among medical students who are late night sleepers.
Ninety-six 2nd year MBBS students were grouped into normal sleepers and late night sleepers by taking 12: 00 AM as the cut-off point and were assessed in terms of quality of life, depression, anxiety, fatigue, quality of sleep and sleep disorder in relation to the sleep pattern.
Statistically significant association was found between quality of life, depression, anxiety, quality of sleep, sleep disorder in relation to the sleep pattern.
Among the medical students there has been considerable impairment with respect to the quality of life, depression, anxiety and sleep quality in late night sleepers.
Medical Students, Late Night Sleepers, Quality of Life, Anxiety, Depression, Sleep Disorder
