Title of article :
Correlates Between Insomnia, Psychological Distress And Daytime Sleepiness Of Malaysian Adults With Symptoms Of Insomnia
Author/Authors :
Mydin, Yasmin Othman Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Malaysia , Zaharim, Norzarina Mohd Universiti Sains Malaysia - School of Social Sciences, Malaysia , Almashor, Syed Hassan Ahmad Universiti Teknologi MARA - Hospital Selayang - Psychological and Behavioural Medicine Discipline, Malaysia
Abstract :
Objective: The objective of this study is to identify the correlation between psychological factors and insomnia and the impact of insomnia on daytime sleepiness. Methods and Results: The participants were recruited through convenient sampling and consist of 173 working adults in Georgetown, Penang, aged 20 to 60 years. Participants completed the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). The results revealed that the prevalent of insomnia was 34.7%. There was a positive correlation between psychological distress and insomnia r = .481, p .001 and also a positive correlation between insomnia and daytime sleepiness r = .334, p .001. Conclusion: It is concluded that psychological distress typically causes sleep difficulties, and sleep deprivation leads to daytime sleepiness
Keywords :
Insomnia , Psychological Distress , Daytime Sleepiness
Journal title :
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Journal title :
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
