Association of sleep quality, smartphone addiction, and depressive symptoms among undergraduate medical students in Nepal
Paudel K, Shah S, Khanal P, Bhattarai M, Gautam K, Bhusal S, Bhandari P, Pandey A, Niroula S, Adhikari T, Shrestha R. Association of sleep quality, smartphone addiction, and depressive symptoms among undergraduate medical students in Nepal. Discover Psychology 2024, 4: 125. DOI: 10.1007/s44202-024-00246-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUndergraduate medical studentsMaharajgunj Medical CampusDepressive symptomsSleep qualityMedical studentsMedical CampusPatient Health Questionnaire-9Association of sleep qualityMethodsA cross-sectional studyPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexCross-sectional studySleep Quality IndexIBM SPSS versionSmartphone addictionImpact of sleep qualityMental healthUnadjusted modelsSmartphone Addiction Scale-Short VersionSocio-demographicSPSS versionShort versionLongitudinal studyConclusionThis studyTherapeutic approachesQuality IndexMediating role of food insecurity in the relationship between perceived MSM related stigma and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Nepal
Paudel K, Bhandari P, Gautam K, Wickersham J, Ha T, Banik S, Shrestha R. Mediating role of food insecurity in the relationship between perceived MSM related stigma and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0296097. PMID: 38166131, PMCID: PMC10760890, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsHigher ageCross-sectional studyHealth-related confoundersResource-limited countriesCondom-less sexMental health concernsRespondent-driven samplingPrEP uptakeFood insecurityDearth of evidenceUnadjusted modelsAdjusted modelSymptomsHealth concernMSMOutcome variablesConfidence intervalsMenMonthly incomeSexAssociationStigmaAgePrevious studies