RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUALITY OF SLEEP AND RISK OF DEPRESSION- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN CORPORATE EMPLOYEES

BACKGROUND
\nIn developing countries, sleep disturbances and poor quality of sleep are unrecognized and neglected public health issues.
\nStudies have shown that subjective sleep disturbance is a major risk factor for both first-onset and recurrent depressive episodes.
\nWe have studied corporate employees for their quality of sleep and depressive symptoms.
\nMATERIALS AND METHODS
\nA cross sectional study was done on 102 employees of a National Non-Banking Financial Institute in Pune using sociodemographic proforma and self-reporting measures like Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Centre for Epidemiological
\nStudies-Depression (CES-D).
\nRESULTS
\nOut of 102 employees, three (CES-D score >40) were excluded from further analysis. Thirty-six (36.36%) individuals were found
\nto be at risk of depression. Poor sleep quality (Latency, disturbance, daytime dysfunction) except duration of sleep, was
\nsignificantly associated with increased risk of depression.
\nCONCLUSION
\nPoor sleep quality is important risk factor for depression.
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