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Correlates Between Insomnia, Psychological Distress And Daytime Sleepiness Of Malaysian Adults With Symptoms Of Insomnia

dc.contributor.authorYasmin Othman Mydinen_US
dc.contributor.authorNorzarina Mohd Zaharimen_US
dc.contributor.authorSyed Hassan Ahmad Almashoren_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T03:30:23Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T03:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.submitted--
dc.descriptionASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 13 (2), July - December 2012: XX XXen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The objective of this study is to identify the correlation between psychological factors and insomnia and the impact of insomnia on daytime sleepiness. Methods and Results: The participants were recruited through convenient sampling and consist of 173 working adults in Georgetown, Penang, aged 20 to 60 years. Participants completed the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). The results revealed that the prevalent of insomnia was 34.7%. There was a positive correlation between psychological distress and insomnia r = .481, p < .001 and also a positive correlation between insomnia and daytime sleepiness r = .334, p < .001. Conclusion: It is concluded that psychological distress typically causes sleep difficulties, and sleep deprivation leads to daytime sleepinessen_US
dc.identifier.epage6
dc.identifier.issn2231-7805
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.spage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org/abstract/correlates-between-insomnia-psychological-distress-and-daytime-sleepiness-of-malaysian-adults-with-symptoms-of-insomnia-53494.html
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/4516
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherMalaysian Psychiatric Associationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofASEAN Journal of Psychiatryen_US
dc.subjectInsomnia,en_US
dc.subjectPsychological Distress,en_US
dc.subjectDaytime Sleepinessen_US
dc.titleCorrelates Between Insomnia, Psychological Distress And Daytime Sleepiness Of Malaysian Adults With Symptoms Of Insomniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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