Abstract
Insomnia is a major public health challenge. Due to its high prevalence and impact on health in recent years it has attracted
attention of health care providers. The concept of quality of life (QOL) has gained importance as an outcome measure in sleep
disturbed people. This study aims to determine the prevalence of insomnia among software engineers as the job related stress
is considered very high. Ninety-one software engineers aged between 21 and 45 from a software developing company in Mysore
formed the study population. Insomnia Screening Questionnaire and SF 36 Health Survey Questionnaire were used to elicit information
about sleep quality and quality of life respectively. Sleep status among the subjects was as follows: 20.9% severe insomnia,
35.2% mild insomnia and 43.9% normal sleeper. Mean scores for SF 36 and those for physical and mental health were considerably
lower among severe insomniacs. Software engineers run at the risk of developing insomnia, those with severe insomnia had poor
QOL in comparison with the others. Quality of sleep among software engineers needs special attention since they are prone
to develop sleep disturbances.
attention of health care providers. The concept of quality of life (QOL) has gained importance as an outcome measure in sleep
disturbed people. This study aims to determine the prevalence of insomnia among software engineers as the job related stress
is considered very high. Ninety-one software engineers aged between 21 and 45 from a software developing company in Mysore
formed the study population. Insomnia Screening Questionnaire and SF 36 Health Survey Questionnaire were used to elicit information
about sleep quality and quality of life respectively. Sleep status among the subjects was as follows: 20.9% severe insomnia,
35.2% mild insomnia and 43.9% normal sleeper. Mean scores for SF 36 and those for physical and mental health were considerably
lower among severe insomniacs. Software engineers run at the risk of developing insomnia, those with severe insomnia had poor
QOL in comparison with the others. Quality of sleep among software engineers needs special attention since they are prone
to develop sleep disturbances.
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s11482-010-9131-5
- Authors
- Sara Sarrafi Zadeh, Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, 570006 Mysore, India
- Khyrunnisa Begum, Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, 570006 Mysore, India
- Journal Applied Research in Quality of Life
- Online ISSN 1871-2576
- Print ISSN 1871-2584