Open AccessAnalgesics Self-Medication and its Association with Sleep Quality among Medical Undergraduates
Author(s) -
Amit Kumar,
. Vandana,
Ahmad Nadeem Aslami
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22504.8953
Subject(s) - analgesic , medicine , odds ratio , pittsburgh sleep quality index , association (psychology) , confidence interval , cross sectional study , self medication , population , family medicine , physical therapy , psychiatry , sleep quality , psychology , insomnia , environmental health , pathology , psychotherapist
Self medication especially with analgesics is a common practice among undergraduate medical students. Variation in analgesic self medication prevalence and pattern is often seen due to geographical and target population differences. The mutual influence of pain and sleep quality might persuade students self medication behaviour.