Articles Vol. 66 No. CĐ14-HNKH BV Giao thông Vận tải 09/01/2026

SLEEP QUALITY AND RELATED FACTORS AMONG REGULAR STUDENTS AT HUE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHAMACY, HUE UNIVERSITY

Tran Thi Mai Lien1,2, Le Thi Hong Khanh3,4
1 Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University
2 Trường Đại học Y Dược, Đại học Huế
3 Lien Chieu Children and Adult Vaccination Center
4 Trung tâm Tiêm chủng Trẻ em và Người lớn Liên Chiểu
Corresponding author: ttmlien@huemed-uinv.edu.vn
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v66iCD14.4123
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Abstract

Objective: Assess sleep quality on a Pittsburgh scale and find out some factors related to sleep quality in regular students of the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2021 to January 2022 for data were collected by self-filling a set of prepared questionnaires. The variables analyzed by SPSS 20.0 software to determine the relationship between sleep quality and risk factors.

Results: 39% of students have poor sleep quality. Results of multivariate regression analysis showed that factors associated with sleep quality included the proportion of students who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past month, academic anxiety due to COVID-19 in the past month, moderate anxiety, and moderate stress (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: Students need to be more fully equipped with their sleep hygiene measures, especially after having COVID-19. The university, families need to pay more attention to study regimes, exams, rest to help improve the sleep quality and psychology of medical students.

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