The Relationship between Stress Levels and Insomnia Levels in Students of the Faculty of Medicine, Indonesian Muslim University

Abstract

The incidence of stress continues to increase over time, students in their activities cannot be separated from stress. If someone feels anxiety, and anxiety is more likely to cause sleep disturbances, the most common sleep disorder among students is insomnia. This research aimed to determine the relationship between stress levels and insomnia levels in medical students class 2018, 2019, and 2020 Indonesian Muslim universities. This study is a descriptive analytic study with a cross-sectional design. Samples were taken by total sampling. Data were collected using the Depression Axiety Stress Scale (DASS) questionnaire and the Jakarta Biological Psychiatry Study Group questionnaire- Insomnia Rating Scale (KSPBJ-IRS). This research took place in December 2021-January 2022. Based on result from 527 respondents there were 254 or 42.8% normal people (not stressed), 69 or 12.1% mild stress, 112 or 19.6% moderate stress, 66 or 11.5% severe stress, and 80 or 14 ,0% experienced severe stress. As for insomnia, 161 or 28.1% of respondents had no complaints of insomnia, 257 or 44.9% had mild insomnia, 134 or 23.4% had moderate insomnia, 20 or 3.5% of respondents had severe insomnia. From the results of the correlation test, it was found that a strong positive relationship was indicated by a significant value of p < 0.000 and r = 0.706, because the p value was < 0.005 and the r value was positive and located between 0.60-0.799. There is a significant relationship between stress levels and insomnia levels in students of the Faculty of Medicine, Class of 2018, 2019, and 2020, Universitas Muslim Indonesia