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Abstract：
UNASSIGNED: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of sleep paralysis (SP) in medical students from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).
UNASSIGNED: An ad hoc questionnaire based on the diagnosis of SP and a demographic survey was electronically presented to students of Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine of the UBA. The respondents answered both questionnaires using Google Forms®.
UNASSIGNED: The prevalence of SP was 40.7% (95% CI 33.5-47.8). A higher percentage of the respondents (76%) reported experiencing SP-related anxiety. An association between self-perceived quality of sleep and the incidence of SP was found (χ2: 12.712, P = 0.002). The highest frequency was hypnopompic SP (55.55%), and the highest percentage (55.4%) suffered from SP less than once every 6 months. Most respondents (59.5%) reported having started with SP symptoms after 18 years of age, and the highest percentage (66.2%) had exacerbated their symptoms at college. The frequency of the Incubus phenomenon was 14.5% (95% CI 6.2-23). Most respondents (70.8%) denied the association of SP with religious or paranormal beliefs.
UNASSIGNED: SP is highly prevalent in medical students and is associated with poor sleep habits and perceived poor sleep quality. Clinicians should be aware of this parasomnia to avoid a misdiagnosis of psychosis and inform sufferers of the nature of SP.
UNASSIGNED: An ad hoc questionnaire based on the diagnosis of SP and a demographic survey was electronically presented to students of Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine of the UBA. The respondents answered both questionnaires using Google Forms®.
UNASSIGNED: The prevalence of SP was 40.7% (95% CI 33.5-47.8). A higher percentage of the respondents (76%) reported experiencing SP-related anxiety. An association between self-perceived quality of sleep and the incidence of SP was found (χ2: 12.712, P = 0.002). The highest frequency was hypnopompic SP (55.55%), and the highest percentage (55.4%) suffered from SP less than once every 6 months. Most respondents (59.5%) reported having started with SP symptoms after 18 years of age, and the highest percentage (66.2%) had exacerbated their symptoms at college. The frequency of the Incubus phenomenon was 14.5% (95% CI 6.2-23). Most respondents (70.8%) denied the association of SP with religious or paranormal beliefs.
UNASSIGNED: SP is highly prevalent in medical students and is associated with poor sleep habits and perceived poor sleep quality. Clinicians should be aware of this parasomnia to avoid a misdiagnosis of psychosis and inform sufferers of the nature of SP.
摘要：
■这项研究的目的是确定布宜诺斯艾利斯大学（UBA）医学生的睡眠麻痹（SP）患病率。
■以电子方式向UBA医学院的内科学生提供了基于SP诊断和人口调查的临时问卷。受访者使用GoogleForms®回答了两个问卷。
■SP的患病率为40.7%（95%CI33.5-47.8）。更高比例的受访者（76％）报告经历了与SP相关的焦虑。发现自我感知的睡眠质量与SP的发生率之间存在关联（χ2：12.712，P=0.002）。频率最高的是催眠SP（55.55％），最高的百分比(55.4%)遭受SP少于每6个月一次。大多数受访者（59.5%）在18岁后开始出现SP症状，最高百分比(66.2%)在大学期间症状加剧。感染现象的频率为14.5%（95%CI6.2-23）。大多数受访者（70.8％）否认SP与宗教或超自然信仰有关。
■SP在医学生中非常普遍，并且与不良的睡眠习惯和不良的睡眠质量有关。临床医生应该意识到这种失眠症，以避免误诊精神病，并告知患者SP的性质。
■以电子方式向UBA医学院的内科学生提供了基于SP诊断和人口调查的临时问卷。受访者使用GoogleForms®回答了两个问卷。
■SP的患病率为40.7%（95%CI33.5-47.8）。更高比例的受访者（76％）报告经历了与SP相关的焦虑。发现自我感知的睡眠质量与SP的发生率之间存在关联（χ2：12.712，P=0.002）。频率最高的是催眠SP（55.55％），最高的百分比(55.4%)遭受SP少于每6个月一次。大多数受访者（59.5%）在18岁后开始出现SP症状，最高百分比(66.2%)在大学期间症状加剧。感染现象的频率为14.5%（95%CI6.2-23）。大多数受访者（70.8％）否认SP与宗教或超自然信仰有关。
■SP在医学生中非常普遍，并且与不良的睡眠习惯和不良的睡眠质量有关。临床医生应该意识到这种失眠症，以避免误诊精神病，并告知患者SP的性质。
