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Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Alcohol Dependence Attending Psychiatry Outpatient Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross‐sectional Study

Hemant Baxi and Manasi Aphale
Page: 119-124 | Received 04 Apr 2024, Accepted 08 Jun 2024, Published online: 10 Jun 2024

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Abstract

Alcohol consumption has become a topic of concern worldwide from a public health point of view. Moderate to severe dependence of alcohol has been linked to variety of sleep disturbances, which can have major consequences on the underlying alcohol dependence. It affects the overall health and social welfare of these patients. The knowledge of these sleep disturbances can be used to psycho educate these patients regarding this detrimental effect of excessive and chronic alcohol consumption so as to spread awareness in the community. An observational, cross‐sectional study was carried out in the Psychiatry outpatient department of a tertiary care teaching hospital in an urban setting with a consecutive sample of 50 patients diagnosed with Alcohol Dependence. Data was collected using a semi‐structured proforma, Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). 74% of the participants in our study reported having poor quality of sleep according to the PSQI scale. Participants with a more severe alcohol dependence had poorer quality of sleep. A statistically significant association was found between sleep latency score on the PSQI scale and the total AUDIT score. Each of the 7 components of the PSQI were assessed. It was found that the highest mean score was found for Habitual Sleep Efficiency indicating that it was the most affected. Our study also showed that young age (<30 years), duration of alcohol intake, occupation (unskilled/semi‐skilled) and sleep latency are the predictors of poor quality of sleep among the study participants.

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Hemant Baxi and Manasi Aphale. Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Alcohol Dependence Attending Psychiatry Outpatient Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross‐sectional Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.7.119.124
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