Abrar Almaghrabi¹, Wedad Azhar², Alaa Qadhi², Mai Ghabashi², Sarah O Alkholy², Walaa E Alhassani², Wafaa F Abusudah², Hassan M Bukhari², Najlaa Almohmadi² and Khloud Ghafouri²*

¹Clinical Nutrition Department, King Fisal Medical Complex, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author: Khloud Ghafouri, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.

Received: May 30, 2024; Published: June 29, 2024

Abstract

Background: Poor sleeping is linked to obesity and hormonal changes factors might lead to poor sleep include stress, poor lifestyle and noise pollution. During COVID-19 stress levels were high and this might lead to poor sleep. To investigate the effects of home confinement on sleeping patterns and snacking behaviour in the Saudi population.

Methodology: This a cross-sectional study. Participants were asked to complete an online questionnaire regarding their snacking habits and the Sleep Quality using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

Results: A total of 413 (78.5%) of the participants had poor sleep quality. Sleep quality was significantly associated with age (P = 0.005), having hypertension (P = 0.003), feeling depressed or frustrated during the quarantine (P < 0.001), the timing of the first meal was at noon (P = 0.003), the desire to snack after dinner and before going to sleep (P = 0.049), the proportion of a participant’s daily snacks that were eaten after dinner and before going to sleep (P = 0.013), waking up to eat due to insomnia (P < 0.001) and having or not having an emotional trigger for eating and type of food.

Conclusions: Poor sleep quality, short sleep duration and late bedtimes are all associated with poor diet quality and excess food intake. Poor nutrition affects quality of life; therefore, educational programmes should be established to assess sleep quality and educate the general population about its importance.

Keywords:Dietary Habits; Obesity; Weight Management; Pandemic; COVID-19; Eating Behaviors

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Citation

Citation: Khloud Ghafouri.,et al. “Sleep Quality and its Relationship to Snack Consumption during the Quarantine Period in Saudi Arabia". Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 8.7 (2024): 76-85.

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