Poster Presentation

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, July 10, 2008
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Thursday, July 10, 2008
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
This presentation is part of : POSTERS: Psychiatric/Mental Health for Child/Adolescent
Prevalence of Insomnia of Nursing and Midwifery Students
Farshid Shamsaei, MSc, Psychiatric Nursing, Assistant Research Scientist, Hamedan, Iran
Learning Objective #1: assess the prevalence of sleeping problems in the nursing and midwifery students
Learning Objective #2: assess relation to sociodemographic characteristics and sleeping problems in the nursing and midwifery students

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sleeping problems in the nursing and midwifery students.

Methods: This research is a descriptive study. The participants consist of 321 individual were selected by census sampling. Data were collected by questionnaire.

Results: Nearly one-fourth of suffered nursing and midwifery students from insomnia.

The percentage was significantly higher among women (28.1%) than among Men (18.1%).

Conclusion: Sleep disorders distracted the physical and mental health of student's Emotional stress and anxiety are some factors of sleep disorders, with recognizing these factors, we can operate effective interventions.