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Sleep impact of pandemic COVID-19 crisis on university students in Saudi Arabia and associated factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

A. Alhadi  and
A. Alhuwaydi
A. Alhadi*
Affiliation:
King Saud University, Sabic Psychological Health Research & Applications Chair, Department Of Psychiatry, College Of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A. Alhuwaydi
Affiliation:
Jouf University, Department Of Medicine, College Of Medicine, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

COVID-19 pandemic has many psychological and physical effects. University students are among vulnerable population.

Objectives

We aimed in this study to assess sleep effects of COVID-19 pandemic on university students in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

We conducted cross-sectional study to collect responses of 5,140 participations from Saudi universities, responders completed the demographic questions, psychological scales including insomnia severity scale (ISI) between 24th and 30th of April 2020.

Results

About 41% of the sample suffered from moderate to severe insomnia. Mean ISI score was 12.9 (SD 6.62). Insomnia was associated with female gender, younger age, students from new universities, junior students, if a relative got COVID-19, having a chronic medical illness, and having a psychiatric disorder.

Conclusions

Covid-19 pandemic has clear effect on sleep among Saudi university students. Universities need to plan and implement protective and intervention strategies to deal with this important issue.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Covid-19InsomniaUniversity studentSaudi Arabia
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S810 - S811
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