Depression and Anxiety Mediate the Association Between Sleep Quality and Self-Rated Health in Healthcare Students

Overview

Journal Behav Sci (Basel)

Date 2023 Feb 25

PMID 36829311

Authors

Yihong Zhu

Chen Jiang

You Yang

Joseph M Dzierzewski

Karen Spruyt

Bingren Zhang

Mengyi Huang

Hanjie Ge

Yangyang Rong

Bolanle Adeyemi Ola

Tingjie Liu

Haiyan Ma

Runtang Meng

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate factors associated with sleep quality in healthcare students and to determine whether depressive and anxiety symptoms may explain some of the associations between sleep quality and self-rated health.

Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study at wave one.

Methods: A total of 637 healthcare students were recruited via a stratified random sampling method in Hangzhou, China. The Sleep Quality Questionnaire (SQQ) and the four-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) were used to assess sleep quality and depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Self-rated health was assessed via a self-developed questionnaire of both physical and psychological health. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the direct and indirect effects of sleep quality on self-rated health through depressive and anxiety symptoms.

Results: Students engaged in part-time employment ( = 0.022), with poor perceived employment prospects ( = 0.009), and who did not participate in recreational sports ( = 0.008) had worse sleep quality. Structural equation modeling revealed a significant total effect of sleep quality on self-rated health ( = 0.592, < 0.001), a significant direct effect of both sleep quality and depressive and anxiety symptoms on self-rated health ( = 0.277, 95% CI: 0.032-0.522), and a significant indirect effect of sleep quality on self-rated health through depressive and anxiety symptoms ( = 0.315, 95% CI: 0.174-0.457).

Conclusions: Depressive and anxiety symptoms partially explain the association between sleep quality and self-rated health. Intervening upon sleep quality, depressive, and anxiety symptoms may bolster the self-rated health of healthcare students.

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