Correlates of Common Sleep Disorders among Adults Attending the Family Medicine Department of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State | Book Publisher International

 1.1 BACKGROUNDSleep disorder discontents are highly prevailing in primary care populace. The cumulative effects of sleep disorders have happened associated with a roomy range of clinical and socio- financial consequences. Despite this, sleep disorders are under pinpointed, under-reported and under treated. This is more important in sub-Saharan Africa place there is a scarcity of research on sleep disorder in primary care backgrounds.1.2 OBJECTIVETo screen adults 18 years and above for sleep disorders and decide their socio-demographic and dispassionate correlates.1.3 METHODA cross-localized study was conducted from January to April 2011 in the inexact outpatient clinics of the Family Medicine Department, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Data was composed from 405 respondents utilizing a structured inquiry. The Global Sleep Assessment Questionnaire was used to screen for sleep disorders while the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to detect accused with tension and depression. Questionnaire was interviewer executed by the investigator and data resolved using SPSS 15 Statistical bundle.1.4 RESULTSThe overall prevalence of sleep disorders irrespective of type was 84%. Insomnia (55.6%), Excessive sunshine sleepiness (46.9%), Parasomnia (35.3%) and Obstructive sleep interruption of activity (34.1%) were the most accepted types of sleep disorders in this study. Sleep disorder mainly was not significantly associated with socio-mathematical factors but was more accepted among civic servants, men and the older age groups. Increasing age was considerably associated with excessive sunshine sleepiness and opposing sleep apnea, while female common was significantly guide excessive daytime torpor. Anxiety, depression, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, corpulence, pain, joint problem, were considerably associated with the accepted sleep disorders.1.5 CONCLUSION This study showed that sleep disorders are common in the first-contact medical care population particularly in this atmosphere. They are also considerably associated with common dispassionate conditions visualized in the general person being treated for medical problem setting. Screening for sleep disorders between primary care culture especially those with worry, depression, pain, joint questions, obesity, diabetes mellitus and hypertension is thus very important to the general practitioner to be able to care sufficiently for the varied inmates seen in dispassionate practice.

Author(s) Details:

Anthony Itopa Joseph,
Consultant Family Physician, ECWA Hospital Egbe, Egbe, Kogi State, Nigeria.

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