Sleeping paralysis prevalence and presentation in human medicine students

Authors

  • Charles Huamaní Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú; Sociedad Científica de San Fernando. Lima, Perú
  • Amer Martínez Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú; Sociedad Científica de San Fernando. Lima, Perú
  • Carmen Martínez Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú; Sociedad Científica de San Fernando. Lima, Perú
  • Arturo Reyes Instituto Especializado en Ciencias Neurológicas Oscar Trelles Montes. Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v67i2.1256

Keywords:

Sleep, sleep disorders, paralysis, anxiety, hallucinations

Abstract

Objective: To determine life prevalence and characteristics of sleeping paralysis in San Marcos University human medicine fourth year students. Design: Observational, descriptive, crosssectional study. Setting: Faculty of Medicine, San Marcos Major National University. Participants: One hundred thirty nine fourth year medicine students. Interventions: Life and characteristics sleeping paralysis non-concurrent longitudinal study for incidence density, done in August 2005, using a survey type questionnaire validated by experts. Main outcome measures: Sleeping paralysis life prevalence, characteristics, and one month prevalence in medical students. Results: Life prevalence was 56%; prevalence in the last month was 33 events per 100 students; 83,2% had hallucinations during the sleep paralysis events, 58,8% experienced anxiety. Remission was usually spontaneous (64,4%). Conclusions: The prevalence of sleeping paralysis in medical students is greater than that reported in previous investigations, with a high percentage of hallucinations and anxiety.

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Published

2006-06-19

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Vol. 67 No. 2 (2006)

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Original Breve

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Copyright (c) 2006 Charles Huamaní, Amer Martínez, Carmen Martínez, Arturo Reyes

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Huamaní C, Martínez A, Martínez C, Reyes A. Sleeping paralysis prevalence and presentation in human medicine students. An Fac med [Internet]. 2006 Jun. 19 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];67(2):168-72. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1256