Is non-medical use of prescription sedatives and sleeping pills associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in undergraduate university students

dc.contributor.advisorCote, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-17T15:50:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-29T16:53:56Z
dc.date.available2019-10-17T15:50:46Z
dc.date.available2022-03-29T16:53:56Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-01
dc.degree.disciplineCommunity, Public and Population Health
dc.degree.levelMaster of Health Sciences (MHSc)
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Mental health is a public health concern on university campuses. However, little is understood about the etiology of mental health in this population. Purposes: To measure the association between the non-medical use of sedative and sleeping pills in the past three months and moderate-extremely severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in the past week, in undergraduate students at the University of Ontario Institutes of Technology (University of Ontario Institute of Technology). Methods: Cross-sectional study of undergraduate students enrolled in the faculty of health sciences and faculty of education at University of Ontario Institute of Technology in the Fall semester of 2017. Findings: Few students reported lifetime (7.8%) and past three month (3.7%) non-medical sedative and sleeping pill use. More students reported moderate-extremely severe symptoms of depression (30.3%), anxiety (47.3%), and stress (25.5%). I found no association between non-medical sedative and sleeping pill use and moderate-extremely severe symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression. Discussion: Despite no association between non-medical sedative and sleeping pills use and symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression, students must be educated about the potential negative health impacts of non-medical sedative and sleeping pill use.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technologyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10155/1077
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectCross-sectionalen
dc.subjectNon-medicalen
dc.subjectSedative useen
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectUniversity studentsen
dc.titleIs non-medical use of prescription sedatives and sleeping pills associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in undergraduate university studentsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity, Public and Population Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Health Sciences (MHSc)

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