失眠与催眠药使用的调查

对1289名成年人作了有关睡眠习惯、睡眠紊乱、催眠药使用等15项内容的调查,并对睡眠素乱的发生与年龄、性别、职业及居住环境的关系进行了统计学比较。所得结果表明,经常失眠和有时失眠的人分别占所调查人数的5.4%和52.9%。失眠的发生率中老年组大于青年组,但中老年组之间无明显差异。失眠率无明显的性别差异。居住农村的人经常失眠和有时失眠的发生率明显低于城市。长期服用催眠药的人数占所调查人数的1.1%,有时服药者占10.6%。我国部分地区失眠的发生率和催眠药的使用率远低于美国及欧洲的一些国家。

Investigation on Insomnia and Use of Hypnotics among an Adult Population

An epidemiological enquiry about the sleep status and use of hypnotics in 1289 adults (742 men and 547 women), including 266 workers, 195 peasants, 275 intellectuals and 553 college students, was done in 1989.
A questionnaire including 15 questions on sleep habits, sleep disorders and consumption of hypnotics was used. The response percentages were compared with chi-square test between different sexes, age groups, professions and places of residence.
52.9% and 5.4% of the sample complained of transient and persistent insomnia, respectively. Our data did not reveal sex difference as insomnia is concerned. The response percentages for transient insomnia did not correlate with age, while persistent insomnia definitely increased from middle age. Both transient and persistent insomnia were present much less in rural residents than in townfolks. No significant difference in the incidence of insomnia was found between intellectuals and workers. Only 1.1% of the sample used hypnotics regularly and 10.9% had ever taken sleeping pills.