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ERIC Number: EJ1377227
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Association between Visual Impairment and Sleep Duration in College Students: A Study Conducted in UAE and Lebanon
Ghemrawi, Rose; Kerek, Racha; Kayed, Kawthar; Aldulaymi, Raghad; Ramadan, Azza; Khair, Mostafa
Journal of American College Health, v71 n1 p228-234 2023
Objective: To examine whether self-reported sleep duration and visual impairment were associated among College students. Participants: Students (n = 1002, age 17-35 years) from Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. Methods: Students were asked to complete a validated questionnaire between October 2018 and May 2019. The questions were related to sociodemographics, lifestyle characteristics, visual impairment status, sleeping pattern, mobile-phone use and chronic conditions. Results: 18.3% of the respondents reported to suffer from visual impairment. Among them, 72.7% were females (p < 0.001), 65% admitted to frequently use mobile phones before sleeping (p < 0.001), 54.6% reported to sleep less than 7 h (p = 0.008) and 71.6% reported to suffer from sleep disturbances (p = 0.05). Visual impairment was associated with poor sleep quality (p < 0.001), mobile phone use before sleeping (p < 0.01) and daily stress (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Visual impairment in college students is associated with short sleep duration, mobile phone use before sleeping and stress level.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Lebanon; United Arab Emirates
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