Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: January-March | Volume: 8 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 10-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20230102
Impact of Social Media on Quality of Sleep Among Homoeopathic Medical Students: A Cross Sectional Study
Dr. Justina M. Steefan1, Dr Siddesha G2, P. Keerthi3, Medishetty Pavani4, L.Kiran Kumar5, A. Srilekha6, G. Sindhu7, S. Sushma Reddy8
1,2Assistant Professor, Department of psychiatry, MNR Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital Sangareddy, Telangana, 502294
3,4,5,6,7,8Intern, MNR Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Sangareddy, Telangana, 502294
Corresponding Author: Dr. Justina M. Steefan
ABSTRACT
Need of the study: One of the growing and unavoidable issue among students is inadequate sleep. Students may experience sleep disturbances due to variety of circumstances, with prolonged social media use before bed being one of them.
Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the association of social media with quality of sleep among students.
Method: 304 Homoeopathic medical students responded to the online survey, out of which 213 responses were included in statistical analysis. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale was used for sleep quality assessment.
Results: The purpose of this study was to examine the usage of social media and its impact on sleep quality. In this study, participants are students of MNR Homeopathic Medical College of age group 18-26. The regression analysis was done. R2 = 0.0344, F (1,211) = 7.528, p = 0.0065 (p < 0.05), which shows a statistical relationship between hours spent on social media and sleep quality.
Keywords: Social media, sleep quality, PSQI SCALE.