International Journal of Tropical Medicine
ISSN: Online 1818-779XISSN: Print 1816-3319
Abstract
Insomnia is a common comorbidity in psychiatric patients, potentially impacting the course and prognosis of mental health disorders. This study investigates the relationships between demographic factors, stress and insomnia severity in patients with psychiatric diagnoses, providing insight into the distribution and characteristics of sleep disturbances in this population. This cross‐sectional observational study included 50 psychiatric patients, assessed for non‐organic insomnia, comorbid insomnia, and psychiatric morbidity without insomnia. Data were collected on age, gender, marital status, religious affiliation, education, family type, residence, socioeconomic status, and stress levels. Insomnia severity was measured using the Insomnia Severity Index. Most patients were 21‐40 years old, married and from nuclear families, with no significant demographic differences across diagnostic groups. Comorbid insomnia was more common in females, with no statistical significance in the timing of onset between genders. Stress was reported in a majority of insomnia cases but was not significantly correlated with diagnostic categories. Insomnia severity significantly varied with the diagnosis and demographic factors such as gender, occupation, age and socioeconomic status were associated with the incidence and nature of insomnia and comorbid conditions. Insomnia and its severity are influenced by various demographic factors within the psychiatric population. Gender, occupation, age and socioeconomic status play significant roles in the occurrence and characteristics of insomnia, irrespective of the underlying psychiatric condition. These findings suggest the needfor demographicspecific strategies in the management of insomnia comorbid with psychiatric disorders.
How to cite this article:
G. Surekha and K. Suresh Reddy. Association Betwen Demographic Characteristics and Insomnia Severity Among Psychiatric Patients:
An Observational Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makijtm.2023.3.15.20
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1816-3319/10.59218/makijtm.2023.3.15.20