Epworth sleepiness scale in medical residents: quality of sleep and its relationship to quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Resident doctors are continuously exposed to prolonged working hours and night shifts, making them susceptible to the many physical, psychological, and cognitive side effects of sleep deprivation, which may affect their quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of sleep penury in resident doctors and to assess the association between self-apprehended sleepiness and quality of life.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out in the governmental hospitals in the North of the West Bank between May 2017 and September 2017. Doctors enrolled in residency programmes completed questionnaires about general, sociodemographic, and sleep characteristics. The doctors completed the Arabic Version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ArESS) to ass

SUBMITTER: Alami YZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6043987 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature