Research Paper
Year: 2021 | Month: December | Volume: 8 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 438-446
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20211254
Proportion and Characteristics of Insomnia among Lecturers Continuing Postgraduate Education at the Faculty of Medicine Udayana University
Ni Putu Kostarika Melia Daradila1, Desak Ketut Indrasari Utami2, Kumara Tini3, I Putu Eka Widyadharma4
1Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
2, 3, 4Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Desak Ketut Indrasari Utami
ABSTRACT
Fatigue and work stress can trigger insomnia. Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder with a prevalence of 10-30% in the world population. One of the professions that are prone to work burnout are lecturers, especially lecturers who are currently pursuing postgraduate education. These lecturers have two roles, namely as educators and college students, so they have a fairly solid task. This study aims to determine the proportion and characteristics of insomnia in lecturers who continue their postgraduate education at the Faculty of Medicine. This research is a descriptive observational study with a cross-sectional approach. The data collection technique was carried out by total sampling by distributing questionnaires to lecturers who continuing postgraduate education at the Faculty of Medicine. This study involved 41 subjects who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of all subjects, 24.4% had mild insomnia, the rest did not experience insomnia. Mild insomnia is most common in the early adult age group, with more frequent in males than females. Subject have varying stress levels. More obese and do not apply sleep hygiene. All subjects do not smoke, most do not consume coffee and alcohol. In conclusion, the proportion of insomnia among lecturers who continue their postgraduate education at the Faculty of Medicine is 24.4% with mild insomnia category. Mild insomnia is more common in male lecturers in early adulthood with varying levels of stress and most of them are obese and do not apply sleep hygiene.
Keywords: [Insomnia, Lecturer, Student, Postgraduate].
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