Prevalence of sleep disorders and their impact on academic performance in medical students/University of Duhok

Piro, Rasoul Sabri; Alhakem, Salim Saadi Miho; Azzez, Salim Saeed; Abdulah, Deldar Morad

doi:10.1007/s41105-017-0134-6

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“…Gaultney et al study, using SLEEP-50 questionnaire that surveyed 1845 students enrolled in Introductory Psychology labs at a large state university in the United States, showed that insomnia was one of the most reported disorders (12%) [ 16 ]. Piro et al study, using the same questionnaire, conducted on a smaller cohort, 316 students from medical colleges (medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, anesthesia, and medical laboratory sciences) at the public University of Duhok-Iraq, found that RLS was the most prevalent type of sleep disorder, affecting 30.7% of students, followed by insomnia (25.0%), CRD (19.6%), affective disorder (14.5%), and sleep apnea (13.6%) [ 28 ]. This variation in the prevalence rate of different sleep disorders could be attributed to the different studied cohorts, and different methods and designs used in the studies.…”

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“…In regard to gender, the results of this study are congruent with previous studies on the general population which showed that the prevalence of OSA in men was double that in women [ [29] , [30] , [31] ]. Piro et al showed that women were at greater risk for RLS/PLMD and nightmares, but there was no gender difference in the risk of OSA [ 28 ].…”

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“…However, this study did not adjust for the effects of confounding factors such as gender and obesity. Piro et al study showed that insomnia, affective disorder, and having multiple sleep disorders were associated with lower GPA [ 28 ]. The latter study was limited by a small sample size, 316 students, and a different target population.…”

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Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students and their association with poor academic performance: A cross-sectional study

Yassin

Al-Mistarehi

Yonis

et al. 2020

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

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Background Sleep quality is of paramount importance for human health. This multi-site study measures the proportion and types of self-reported sleep disorders in medical students and evaluates their association with academic performance by Grade Point Average (GPA). Materials and methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted on medical students from two medical schools in Jordan during the 2018/2019 academic year. The study utilized the SLEEP-50 questionnaire to estimate the proportion of several sleep disorders and their effects on daily functioning. Below average GPAs were considered poor academic performance. Results 1041 medical students' online surveys were analyzed from two medical schools’ campuses, representing a 29.7% response rate. Their mean age was 22 ± 2.1 years (ranging from 18 to 37) and 52.6% were female. The mean body mass index was 24.2 ± 4.4 kg/m 2 . According to the SLEEP-50 questionnaire, the prevalence of sleep disorders among studied medical students ranged from 0.6% for sleep state misperception (SSM) to 23.1% for hypersomnia. Using binary logistic regression, after adjusting for gender and obesity, poor academic performance was associated with a risk for insomnia [adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 1.96, p < 0.001]; affective disorder [OR = 2.24, P < 0.001]; SSM [OR = 6.40, p = 0.045]; narcolepsy [OR = 9.54, p = 0.045]; and circadian rhythm disorders [OR = 2.03, p < 0.001]. Conclusion Sleep disorders are common among medical students. Several sleep disorders were associated with poor academic performance. Proper diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders may remedy this issue.

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Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students and their association with poor academic performance: A cross-sectional study

Yassin

Al-Mistarehi

Yonis

et al. 2020

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

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“…Previous research in similar setting has reported similar psychological morbidity among medical students and possible areas of stress which included academic workload, length of stay, having no one to talk to (16). In other climes, the level of stress of the academic workload have been a source of sleep difficulties among medical students (17). Comparatively our result suggests that medical students have higher level of psychological morbidity than paramedical students.…”

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Quality of sleep and psychological morbidity among paramedical and medical students in Southwest Nigeria

Ogunsemi¹,

Afe²,

Deji-Agboola³

et al. 2018

Research Journal of Health Sciences

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The objective of this study was to compare the quality of sleep and psychological morbidity between medical students and paramedical students. Methods: A cross sectional survey of one hundred and eighty-six students of the College of Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria, were surveyed using socio-demographic questionnaires, Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire and General Health questionnaire. Results: The mean ages among paramedical students was 20.63±1.6 and medical students was 22.80±2.93 respectively. Medical Students had a higher percentage of those who had poor sleep quality (86.7% , 5, n=85) than the paramedical students (38.6%, n=34) and higher mean scores on General Health Questionnaire, M(SD) = 8.75(5.01) than the Paramedical group, M(SD) = 6.53(2.97) respectively. Conclusion: The findings in our study showed that medical students had poorer sleep quality and higher psychological morbidity in comparison to paramedical students, efforts should be made to reduce academic stress and improving sleep quality.

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“…Various studies have aimed to estimate the prevalence of sleep disorders among college students. In particular, insomnia, restless leg syndrome (RLS), circadian rhythm disorders (CRDs), affective disorders, narcolepsy, and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are frequently reported in college students (Gaultney, 2010;Haile et al, 2017;Piro et al, 2018). Previous studies have found the prevalence of insomnia to be approximately 69% among college students (Abdalqader et al, 2018;Sing & Wong, 2010).…”

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Prevalence of sleep disorders among university students and its impact on academic performance

Salmani

Shidhani

Qassabi

et al. 2020

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Sleep disorders can have a critical effect on health and academic performance. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and academic impact of various sleep disorders on university students by gender. This crosssectional study was conducted between May and September 2019. The prevalence of sleep disorders was assessed using the validated SLEEP-50 Questionnaire. Overall, 637 university students participated in the study (response rate: 100%); of these, 368 (57.8%) were female and 455 (71.4%) were > 20 years old. A total of 433 students (68.0%) had grade point averages (GPAs) of 2-3, whereas 20 (3.1%) had GPAs of < 2. The most common sleep disorders were narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, insomnia, and obstructive sleep apnoea, whereas sleepwalking and nightmares were infrequent. Sleep disorders were significantly associated with low GPA among female students. University students are at risk for sleep disorders, with such disorders associated with decreased academic performance among females.

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Prevalence of sleep disorders and their impact on academic performance in medical students/University of Duhok

Cited by 26 publications

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Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students and their association with poor academic performance: A cross-sectional study

Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students and their association with poor academic performance: A cross-sectional study

Quality of sleep and psychological morbidity among paramedical and medical students in Southwest Nigeria

Prevalence of sleep disorders among university students and its impact on academic performance

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