en عمومى General پژوهشي Research Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b><span lang="EN-IN"><span new="" roman="" times="">Background</span></span></b><span lang="EN-IN"><span new="" roman="" times=""> Sleep quality plays a crucial role in maintaining overall well-being. Postgraduates, due to their demanding academic and clinical responsibilities, are prone to sleep disturbances. Hence, in this context, this study was conducted among postgraduate residents using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to examine their sleep quality. To evaluate the proportion of Insomnia and assess sleep quality among postgraduate residents of a medical college in Urban Bengaluru.</span></span><br> <b><span lang="EN-IN"><span new="" roman="" times="">Methods</span></span></b><span lang="EN-IN"><span new="" roman="" times=""> A total of 126 postgraduate students studying at a medical college were included in our cross-sectional study, which employed a simple random sampling method. Data was obtained by the interview method using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire that included the PSQI Scale and information on the socio-demographic profile of the participants. Participants were grouped into categories of varying sleep quality, such as Good Sleep Quality, Poor Sleep Quality, Sleep Disturbance, and Severe Sleep Disturbance. </span></span><br> <b><span lang="EN-IN"><span new="" roman="" times="">Results</span></span></b><span lang="EN-IN"><span new="" roman="" times=""> The mean age of the participants was 29 &plusmn; 2 years. Poor sleep quality was observed in 78 (62%) participants, and sleep disturbance was seen in 21 (17%) participants. The most common age group affected was 25&ndash;29 years. Males, clinical department postgraduates, unmarried participants, those from nuclear families, and those with night duties at least once a week had higher proportions of poor sleep quality and sleep disturbances. There was no statistically significant association seen between age, gender, type of family, department, marital status, socioeconomic status, and sleep quality. </span></span><br> <b><span lang="EN-IN"><span new="" roman="" times="">Conclusion</span></span></b><span lang="EN-IN"><span new="" roman="" times=""> Poor sleep quality was observed in two-thirds of the participants, and sleep disturbance was observed in one-fifth of the participants. </span></span></span></span></span></div> Insomnia, Postgraduates, PSQI, Sleep quality 260 268 http://hsm.umsu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-345-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nitish Kumar Dhal nitishviolin@gmail.com 10031947532846004661 10031947532846004661 Yes Department of Community Medicine, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Manasa A R manasaar91@gmail.com 10031947532846004662 10031947532846004662 No Department of Community Medicine, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Shashikala Manjunatha manjunathashashikala@gmail.com 10031947532846004663 10031947532846004663 No Department of Community Medicine, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Chandrakala C chandrakala.mallik@gmail.com 10031947532846004664 10031947532846004664 No Department of Community Medicine, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India