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24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S116–S348

S319

Sleep Disorders & Stress

EW579

Sleep quality in epileptic children

M. Abouzed

1 ,

, S. Kinawy

2

1

Al-azhar Faculty of Medicine, Psychiatry, Cairo, Egypt

2

Aswan University, Pulmonology Department, Aswan, Egypt

Corresponding author.

Sleep problems frequently coexist in epileptic patient. The effect

of them on each the other has been extensively evaluated. Little

review exists on the reciprocal interaction of sleep problems and

epilepsy in the children.

Aim of study

To evaluate prevalence, pattern and risk factors of

sleep problems in epileptic children.

Method

Eighty-two epileptic children and 40 healthy controlled

childrenwere evaluated using children’s sleep habits questionnaire

– Arabic form and night polysomnography (2 consecutive nights).

Result

Prevalence of sleep problem in epileptic children was 45%

and 17% of normal control children with significant difference in

sleep latency, total sleep time and number of awaking per night

with significant prevalence with partial epilepsy, poly therapy and

poor controlled epilepsy.

Conclusion

Sleep problems are common in epileptic children

with close relation to partial epilepsy, number of anti epileptic and

poor controlled epilepsy. This is important to deal with it in order

to better control of sleep problems in such patient.

Keywords

Child psychiatry; Sleep disorders; Epilepsy

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.697

EW580

Correlates of sleep difficulties in

young adults: A gender comparison

A.P. Amaral

1 ,

, M .J

. Soares

2 , A.T

. Pereira

2 , S. B

os

2 , M.

Marques

2 ,

J. Valente

2 , A. M

acedo

2

1

Institute Polytechnic of Coimbra and University of Coimbra,

Coimbra Health School and Department of Psychological Medicine,

Coimbra, Portugal

2

University of Coimbra- Faculty of Medicine, Department of

Psychological Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Sleep disturbance is one of themost common health

complaints among late adolescents and young adults. Women

report more sleep-related complaints than men (Krishnan and Col-

lop, 2006) and more anxiety or depressive symptoms (Voderholzer

et al., 2003). Higher levels of repetitive negative thinking appear

to be causally involved in the initiation/maintenance of emotional

problems (Ehring and Watkins, 2008).

Aims

To analyze the sleep difficulties differences by gender and

its associations with stress, cognitive emotion regulation, persever-

ative thinking and negative affect.

Methods

Five hundred and forty-nine students (80.1% females)

from two Universities filled in the PSS-10 (Cohen et al., 1983; Ama-

ral et al., 2014), CERQ (Garnefski et al., 2001; Castro et al., 2013), PTQ

(Ehring et al., 2011; Chaves et al., 2013) and POMS-58 (McNair et al.,

1971; Azevedo et al., 1991; Amaral et al., 2013). Three questions

were used to access difficulties of initiating sleep (DIS), maintaining

sleep (DMS) and early morning wakening (EMA).

Results

Females reported more sleep difficulties (excluding DIS),

stress, perseverative thinking than males. Males reported higher

levels in self-blame and blaming-others dimensions. In female sam-

ple we found significant correlations between all sleep difficulties

and stress, perseverative thinking, emotional regulation (rumi-

nation, self-blame, catastrophizing) and negative affect. In male

sample only the difficulties of initiating sleep are correlated with

stress, perseverative thinking, self-blame and negative affect.

Conclusions

There are no gender differences in frequency and

most of correlates of DIS. DMS and EMA were higher in females and

were related to perseverative thinking and emotional regulation

mechanisms in this sample.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.698

EW581

Epworth Sleepiness Scale results in

medical students. A preliminary study

M. Henry

1 ,

, A.A. Perez-Morell

2

, L. Huerga-Garcia

2

,

A.A. Henry-Gonzalez

3

1

University of La Laguna, Department of Internal Medicine-

Dermatology and Psychiatry, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

2

University of La Laguna Medical School, Health Sciencies Campus,

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

3

Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Health Care Department of the

Canary Islands, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Sleep disorders, especially insomnia and excessive

daytime sleepiness, are common complaints. They are associated

with an increased prevalence of various somatic diseases and/or

psychiatric disorders as well as psychosocial problems. Previous

general population studies have estimated that the prevalence of

sleep disorders ranges between 15 and 42%.

Objectives and aim

Studying sleepiness in younger medical stu-

dents, that is, in the carrier initial or lower grades.

Methods

The Epworth Sleepiness Scale was administered to

a 135 (mean age 19.90 y.o.) (76% female/33% male) voluntary

agreeing sample of first cycle medical students in Tenerife dur-

ing 2014–2015. EES measures daytime sleepiness. The Statistical

Package for Social Science was applied.

Results and discussion

1. Age is about the same than that of a

Brazilian medical students sample (20.16). 2. Just over 50% (68 out

of 135) had daytime sleepiness, higher than the Brazilian’s and

much higher than that observed in an Australian medical students

sample. Curiously, 29 percent of our students with diurnal sleepi-

ness had reported a good quality sleep in the previous month. 3.

This figure (>50%) is really higher than the recorded proportion in

adult general population. 4. No intersex differences were noticed

(

P

> 0.05).

Conclusions

Our study points out that complaints about sleepi-

ness are very common in younger medical students. The question

remains whether adjustment, personality traits, high tasks and

curricula burdens associated with fatigue may have a causal link

with sleepiness in a very demanding carrier. Moreover, we should

highlight that sleepiness, as a subjective variable, could be con-

founded with fatigue.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.699

EW582

Sleep disorders among adolescents in

Nigeria: The development of an

assessment instrument (Sleep

Disorders in Nigeria Questionnaire

[SDINQ])

D. Igbokwe

1 ,

, B.A. Ola

2

, A. Odebunmi

3

, M.A. Gesinde

1

, A. Alao

1

,

J. Agbu

4

, R.J.E. Ndom

5

, S.O. Adeusi

1

, O.A. Adekeye

1

,

B.C.E. Agoha

1

1

Covenant University, Psychology, Ota, Nigeria