Depression in health college students: relationship factors and sleep quality

• Published in: Psychology, health & medicine Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 625 - 630
• Main Authors: Çelik, Neşe, Ceylan, Burcu, Ünsal, Alaettin, Çağan, Özlem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 28.05.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Academic Performance; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohol use; Chronic Disease; Chronic illnesses; College students; Depression; Depression - epidemiology; Economic Status; Female; Health sciences; Humans; Male; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Midwifery - education; Risk Factors; Sleep; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - epidemiology; sleep quality; Smoking; Smoking - epidemiology; Socioeconomic Factors; Students; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Students, Nursing - psychology; Students, Nursing - statistics & numerical data; Turkey - epidemiology; Universities; university student; Young Adult; Turkey; university student; Depression; sleep quality
• ISSN: 1354-8506; 1465-3966
• DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2018.1546881

This research was conducted to determine depression symptom frequency in health sciences students (n = 445), to investigate sleep quality and some related factors. In this study of the students approximately one fifth of the students showed depressive symptom. Students with poor academic performance, poor economic status, smoking or alcohol use, chronic illness or mental problems are more likely to experience depression. As sleep quality deteriorates, the level of depression also increases. The risk of depressive symptoms in students with poor sleep quality was 3.28 times.