Assessment of the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and sleep quality among dental students

Authors : Selin GAŞ, Gülhan YILDIRIM

Pages : 981-986

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Publication Date : 2023-09-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aims: Dental students are under the risk of developing sleep disorders due to intensive curriculum and long study hours. Hence, we aimed to assess the prevalance of obstuctive sleep apnea syndrome and its relation with sleep quality among Turkish dental students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 314 dental students, who completed Epworth Sleepiness Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ESS); to identify the sleep quality insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SQ); and excessive daytime sleepiness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EDS); and Berlin Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BQ); for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OSAS);. Demographic variables were also recorded. SPSS Version 23 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA); was used for istatistical analysis. The statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05. Results: OSAS risk was found to be 16.8% in Turkish dental students. Higher hypertension, obesity and body mass index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BMI); values were found to be related with higher risk for sleep apnea. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between ESS and BQ assessments insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=0.334, p<0.05);. Normal daytime sleepiness was observed in 46.6% of dental students. Conclusion: OSAS risk was found to be high in dental students who will be the primary step in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. As the OSAS risk increases, sleep quality decreases. It should be emphasized that sleep and lifestyle habits may increase the risk of OSAS in dental students.
Keywords : Sleep disorders, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, dental students