Hasan Sharif Bukhari¹, Ahmed Idris Abdulshakur^1,, Fahad Saqib Lodhi²

Background: Insomnia is a common complaint with potentially significant medical and psychological complications as well as affecting the quality of life. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of insomnia and define its determinants among family medicine residents at joint program in Makkah city 2020. Material and methods: Cross-sectional analytical study has been conducted among all family medicine residents enrolled in joint program of Family Medicine in Makkah city, during September 2020. A validated questionnaire was used based on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Pittsburg Insomnia Symptoms questionnaire in addition to demographic and personal characteristic of the residents. Results: The study included 158 resident physicians out of a total 161 invited to participate with a response rate of 98.1%. Majority (93%) aged between 25 and 30 years and females represent 58.2% of them. Overall, poor sleep quality, based on PSQI was observed among majority of the participants (87.3%). All underweight, majority (97.9%) of overweight and 88.2% of obsess subjects compared to 80.2% of normal subjects expressed poor sleep quality, p=0.020.All current smokers compared to 84.8% of non-smokers had poor sleep quality, p=0.021. Majority (93.9%) of residents who never practiced physical exercise compared to 77.8%) of practicing exercise almost daily had poor sleep quality, p=0.020. Conclusion: Poor sleep quality is a very common problem prevailing among family medicine residents in Makkah Al-Mukarammah, with some identified modifiable associated factors.

insomnia, physicians, prevalence, Saudi Arabia