ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2023
Sleep patterns and awareness of the consequences of sleep deprivation in Saudi Arabia.
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- Six years of car driving experience: impact of psychological status, sleep, fatigue and quality of life in female drivers in Saudi Arabia: an online survey study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Translating and establishing the psychometric properties of the Jenkins Sleep Scale for Arabic-speaking individuals.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeSleep deprivation is a growing challenge in modern society and places a burden on people's physical and mental well-being. However, only a few studies have investigated sleep patterns and awareness of the associated risks of sleep deprivation in Middle Eastern countries. This study aimed to explore these issues in adults in Saudi Arabia.
methodsThis was a quantitative cross-sectional study. We collected information on the participants' demographic characteristics, sleep hours, and sense of feeling sleep-deprived over the previous 3 months regardless of sleep duration. Current knowledge of the health consequences associated with chronic sleep deprivation and attitudes toward seeking in-person health care for sleep deprivation symptoms were additionally assessed.
resultsAmong 1449 adults, only 41% of the participants slept for the recommended duration for adults of 7 h or more. However, 70% reported feeling sleep-deprived at least some of the time regardless of their sleep duration. Smokers, students, and those on sleep medications were more likely to report feeling sleep-deprived. Most participants (strongly) agreed that chronic sleep deprivation had a negative effect on their health (92%) and social (88%) and professional lives (91%), yet only 10% of our sample had visited a doctor for their sleep deprivation symptoms.
conclusionsWe found a high level of sleep deprivation among residents of Saudi Arabia and a strong awareness of the association between chronic sleep deprivation and negative consequences, yet a lower awareness of the association with specific medical comorbidities. Our findings also suggested a lack of health care engagement among sleep-deprived participants.
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