Sleep disorder among medical students: Relationship to their academic performance

Abdulghani, Hamza Mohammad; Al-Rowais, Norah; Bin-Saad, Norah S.; Al-Subaie, Nourah M.; Haji, Alhan; Al-Haqwi, Ali I

doi:10.3109/0142159x.2012.656749

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“…Consistent with our results, Nojomi et al demonstrated a significant association of age, gender, living conditions, doing exercise, and workload with sleep disturbance among medical students and residents (34). These risk factors, aside from socioeconomic status, life habits, and psychological factors, were also demonstrated for sleep disorders in other studies (7,29). The results of the present study revealed that female medical students have a higher prevalence of sleep disorder than males, consistent with the study of Keshavarz Akhlaghi and Ghalebandi conducted among pre-university students in Karaj, Iran (25).…”

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“…In a study based on answers to self-assessment surveys among students in the last two years of medical school and residents, Daugherty and Baldwin revealed that too little sleep is debilitating and harmful to the learning process (27). Other studies have also revealed that sleep deprivation is a common finding in student academic life and that the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness among the medical students on the Epworth sleepiness scale was higher than normal (28,29). Richardson et al found that sleep in a hospital does not restore chronic sleep deprivation (30).…”

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Effects of Sleep Quality on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students

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Background: Medical students are exposed to a significant level of pressure because of their academic demands. Thus, they are at increased risk for sleep disorders. Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the prevalence of sleep disturbance among medical students and investigate any relationship between sleep disorder and academic performance. Materials and Methods:This work is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. Participants of this study consisted of first-, second-, and third-year medical students. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was adopted to identify sleep disorder, and the grade point average of the students was recorded for academic performance. Results: A total of 177 respondents, with a response rate of 55%, were obtained. According to the PSQI score, 36.6% of participants were considered to have abnormal sleep habits, with a statistically significant increase in female students (P < 0.05). Abnormal PSQI scores were associated with lower academic achievement (P < 0.05). Marital status, habitat, smoking and physical activity were also associated with PSQI scores. Conclusions: A high prevalence of sleep disorder was found in this population, specifically among female students. Analysis of the relationship between sleep disorder and academic performance indicates a significant relationship of PSQI scores with marital status, habitat, smoking, physical activity, and academic performance.

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Effects of Sleep Quality on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students

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“…Estos hallazgos coinciden con otros estudios que señalan estos síntomas como problemas de alta prevalencia en estudiantes de medicina y los relacionan con el estrés y la carga académica 21,22,23 . Un estudio que comparó los problemas de sueño en estudiantes de medicina, derecho y economía, concluyó que los estudiantes de medicina tenían la peor calidad de sueño 22 y esto se ha vinculado con la salud mental y el nivel de estrés 23,24 .…”

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Actitudes, conocimientos y prácticas frente a la automedicación con productos herbales y psicofármacos en estudiantes de medicina de Medellín-Colombia

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2018

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“…Sin embargo, debido a la naturaleza de la vida universitaria, se enfrentan a una gran cantidad de presiones tanto físicas como psicológicas, sumado a lo anterior, largas sesiones de estudio nocturno que, finalmente, impactan negativamente en su rendimiento académico (9) y posiblemente incremente en el peso corporal.…”

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Menos horas de sueño asociado con mayor peso corporal en estudiantes de nutrición de una universidad chilena

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Fernández-Godoy

Fehrmann-Rosas

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Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica

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RESUMENEl objetivo del estudio fue determinar la asociación entre menor número de horas de sueño y sobrepeso/obesidad en estudiantes de nutrición de primero a cuarto año, de la Universidad San Sebastián en Chile. Se evaluaron 635 estudiantes, de los cuales el 86,4% fueron mujeres. A cada estudiante se aplicó la encuesta de sueño de Pittsburg, una evaluación antropométrica y se calculó el índice de masa corporal. Se realizaron análisis de regresión logística crudo y ajustado. El 57,1% de estudiantes duerme menos de lo recomendado. Dormir menos se asocia con sobrepeso u obesidad en el modelo ajustado por edad y somnolencia diurna (ORa: 1,84; IC 95%: 1,26-2,68) y ajustado por edad, consumo de tabaco, lácteos, frutas, verduras, leguminosas, somnolencia diurna (ORa: 1,83; IC 95%: 1,29-2,76). Existe asociación entre menos horas de sueño y mayor peso corporal en esta población, siendo un factor que considerar en la prevención de sobrepeso.Palabras clave: Sobrepeso; sueño; estudiantes del area de la salud (fuente: DeCS BIREME). FEWER HOURS OF SLEEP ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED BODY WEIGHT IN CHILEAN UNIVERSITY NUTRITION STUDENTS ABSTRACTThe aim of the study was to determine the association between fewer hours of sleep and excess weight/obesity in first-to fourth-year nutrition students at Universidad de San Sebastian in Chile. A total of 635 students were evaluated, of whom 86.4% were women. The Pittsburg sleep survey was administered to each student along with an anthropometric evaluation, and the body mass index of each was calculated. A raw and adjusted analysis of logistic regression was performed. A total of 57.1% of students slept less than the recommended amount. Sleeping less was associated with excess weight or obesity in the model adjusted for age and daytime sleepiness (adjusted OR [aOR], 1.84; 95% CI, 1.26-2.68), and adjusted for age, smoking, dairy, fruit, and legume consumption; and daytime sleepiness (aOR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.29-2.76). There is an association between fewer hours of sleep and higher body mass in this population; this should be considered in excess weight prevention.

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Sleep disorder among medical students: Relationship to their academic performance

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Effects of Sleep Quality on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students

Effects of Sleep Quality on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Medical Students

Actitudes, conocimientos y prácticas frente a la automedicación con productos herbales y psicofármacos en estudiantes de medicina de Medellín-Colombia

Menos horas de sueño asociado con mayor peso corporal en estudiantes de nutrición de una universidad chilena

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