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AuthorKhaled, Salma Mawfek
AuthorPetcu, Catalina Gabriela
AuthorAl-Thani, Maryam Ali
AuthorAl-Hamadi, Aisha Mohammed
AuthorWoodruff, Peter
Available date2020-10-26T08:49:52Z
Publication Date2020
Publication NameQatar University Annual Research an Exhibition 2020 (quarfe)
CitationKhaled S.M., Petcu C.G., AlThani M.A., AlHamadi A.M., Woodruff P., " Prevalence and Potential Determinants of Insomnia Disorder in the General Population of Qatar", Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE 2020), Doha, 2020, https://doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2020.0130
URIhttps://doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2020.0130
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/16713
AbstractAims: To estimate the prevalence of Insomnia Disorder in the household population of Qatar and explore potential associations with depressive and anxiety symptoms in addition to sociodemographic variables. Methods: Probability-based sampling was used to select a representative sample (N= 1,611) of Qatar's household population. Face-to-face household interviews were conducted by trained staff using computer-assisted technology with consenting participants who were 18 years or older living in Qatar by the Social and Economic Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University as part of the Annual Omnibus survey in February/ March, 2019. The Sleep Condition Indicator (Epsie, 2014), a brief screening tool for DSM-5 criteria, was used to estimate the prevalence of insomnia in Qatar's general population. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were ascertained using the PHQ-9 and GAD-2. Sociodemographic and health information including personal and family history of autoimmune disease were also collected. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistics were conducted. Results: The prevalence of insomnia was 5.5% (95%CI: 4.3-6.7) and was higher in females (6.3%) than males (4.6%), though these differences were not statistically significant (P = 0.216). Insomnia was strongly associated with depressive (OR=5.4, P<0.01) and anxiety symptoms (OR=3.0, P<0.05). Having one or more autoimmune diseases were strongly associated with insomnia (OR=3.9, P<0.001) in Qatar's general population. Insomnia was positively associated with younger age (P<0.01) and negatively associated with higher (post-secondary) education (OR=0.4, P<0.05). Conclusions: There is a significant association between mental illness and insomnia in Qatar with interesting findings in context of Qatar for role of age, education, and ethnicity. These findings need to be taken into account in provision of mental health services. Future studies should delineate the role of cultural attitudes towards sleep as potential mechanism linking insomnia to mental illness.
Languageen
PublisherQatar University Press
SubjectInsomnia disorder
Depression
Anxiety
Epidemiology
Qatar
TitlePrevalence and Potential Determinants of Insomnia Disorder in the General Population of Qatar
TypePoster
dc.accessType Open Access


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