ASSOCIATION OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS WITH QUALITY OF SLEEP AMONG DPT STUDENTS OF ZCRS

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Sleep deprivation is a major contributor of health and mental problems that may cause serious difficulties in accomplishing ADL's among students although severe health and mental conditions have direct impact on the quality and quantity of sleep too. Thus, this study aims to determine the quality of sleep and its association between anxiety, depression, and stress to improve health related quality of life (HRQOL) among undergraduate DPT students of ZCRS. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional survey SAMPLE SELECTION 325 students were selected through convenience sampling technique from pre-clinical (1st, 2nd) and clinical (3rd, 4th, 5th) years of DPT program. PROCEDURE Data was collected on by providing Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 to both students of pre-clinical and clinical years at beginning, middle and end of semester to determine the association of related outcome measures. RESULTS Strong association was found between sleep deprived students with depression, anxiety, and stress on chi-square test of association (p<0.05). CONCLUSION It was concluded that high prevalence of anxiety followed by depression and stress with the quality of sleep along with the amount of sleep in university students during all three phases of their academic semester. Although studies proposed genetic co-relation with anxiety, depression and stress as well as with the quality of sleep.