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The Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance and Its Socio‐demographic and Clinical Correlates in First‐episode Individuals With Schizophrenia in Rural China
Author(s) -
Ma XinRong,
Song GuangRong,
Xu XueBing,
Tian Tao,
Chang ShaoHua
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12197
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , sleep disorder , psychiatry , anxiety , sleep (system call) , disturbance (geology) , china , medicine , clinical psychology , psychology , insomnia , geography , paleontology , archaeology , computer science , biology , operating system
PURPOSE This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the socio‐demographic and clinical correlates of sleep disturbance in first‐episode individuals with schizophrenia in rural China and the factors that impact sleep among individuals with schizophrenia. DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 104 first‐episode individuals with schizophrenia were randomly selected in rural areas in Ningxia, China, in 2015 as the study sample. FINDINGS In first‐episode individuals with schizophrenia, the prevalence of sleep disturbance was 78.8% (82/104). Sleep disturbance was significantly associated with economic status, living situation, educational level, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Sleep disturbance is common in first‐episode individuals with schizophrenia in rural China and more attention should be paid in clinical practice to improve the sleep quality for individuals with schizophrenia.