Abstract

Objective: To examine whether self-reported sleep duration and visual impairment were associated among College students. Participants: Students (n = 1002, age 17–35 years) from Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. Methods: Students were asked to complete a validated questionnaire between October 2018 and May 2019. The questions were related to sociodemographics, lifestyle characteristics, visual impairment status, sleeping pattern, mobile-phone use and chronic conditions. Results: 18.3% of the respondents reported to suffer from visual impairment. Among them, 72.7% were females (p < .001), 65% admitted to frequently use mobile phones before sleeping (p < .001), 54.6% reported to sleep less than 7 h (p = .008) and 71.6% reported to suffer from sleep disturbances (p = .05). Visual impairment was associated with poor sleep quality (p < .001), mobile phone use before sleeping (p < .01) and daily stress (p < .05). Conclusion: Visual impairment in college students is associated with short sleep duration, mobile phone use before sleeping and stress level.

摘要

目的：检查大学生自我报告的睡眠时间和视力障碍是否相关。参与者：来自黎巴嫩和阿拉伯联合酋长国的学生（n = 1002，年龄在 17-35 岁之间）。方法：要求学生在 2018 年 10 月至 2019 年 5 月期间完成一份经过验证的问卷。这些问题与社会人口统计学、生活方式特征、视力障碍状况、睡眠方式、手机使用和慢性病有关。结果：18.3%的受访者表示患有视力障碍。其中，72.7% 为女性 (p < .001)，65% 承认睡前经常使用手机 (p < .001)，54.6% 称睡眠时间少于 7 小时 (p = .008)，71.6% 表示睡前患有睡眠障碍 (p = .05)。视觉障碍与睡眠质量差 (p < .001)、睡前使用手机 (p < .01) 和日常压力 (p < .05) 相关。结论：大学生视力障碍与睡眠时间短、睡前使用手机、压力水平有关。