Sleep Quality and some Associated Factors in Kerman Students of Nursing and Midwifery

Background: Improvement of sleep quality is one of the major issues of human life that can help people maintain their energy resources and has beneficial effects on many behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine the sleep quality and its associated factors among students of Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman, Iran. Methods: A total of 349 students were included in this cross-sectional study. The demographic, PSQI, POMS, MES and SUDS questionnaires were used for data gathering. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, X2, ANOVA and multivariate logistic regression. Results: Results of this study showed 79.4% of students were females with mean (±SD) age of 22.69 (± 5.24) years. Most students were single (75.1%). 71% of students had poor sleep quality. The results of multivariate regression showed a significant relationship between unsuitable sleep quality and the habit of listening to music before bedtime and negative mood states (anxiety, depression, anger, fatigue and confusion). Conclusion: These results demonstrated a high prevalance of poor sleep quality in nursing and midwifery students. It seems that implementation of strategies for reducing the associated factors is very important. Also, more studies are recommended to find other related factors. Keywords: Sleep Quality, Nursing and Midwifery Students, Mood, Morningness‌- Eveningness state, Distres