An analysis of sleep quality, depression, anxiety and stress levels in individuals attended to sleep clinic and diagnosed with sleep disorder

The main purpose/aim of this study is to examine the sleep quality, depression, anxiety and stress levels of individuals who have been admitted to sleep disorder clinic and have received a sleep disorder diagnosis. The sample of the study consisted of individuals who received 102 adult with sleep impairment diagnoses, 54 of which were male and 48 were female. The data of the study were collected by "Lovibond Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASÖ)" and "Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PUKI)". SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) package program (22.0) was used for the analysis of the data obtained in the research. "Normality Test" was carried out to determine whether the data were normally distributed. It was determined that the data did not show normal distribution. "Mann-Withneyi" and "Kruskal-Wallis-H" tests used in "Non-Parametric" tests were used. The socio-demographic characteristics of the individuals forming the study sample were summarized by making the "Frequency" table. Correlation analyzes were used to investigate the relationship between variables in the research hypothesis. According to the results of the study, depression, anxiety and stress were not found when sleep disorders were examined in general and sleep quality was found to be significant between sleep disorders and sleep quality. When sleep disorders are examined separately, it has been found that depression, anxiety and stress and sleep disturbances are significant results. Key Words: Sleep Disorders, Sleep Quality, Depression, Anxiety and Stress