2019
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00119
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Sleep Quality and Sleepiness Among Veterinary Medical Students Over an Academic Year

Abstract: Good sleep health is a key component to good personal well-being. It has been postulated that veterinary students have poor sleep health, but few measurements have been undertaken. This study measured Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale values at multiple points throughout an academic year for students in a veterinary medical curriculum. Students were found to have overall poor sleep quality and above average to excessive daytime sleepiness. Further investigation is necessary to determi… Show more

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“…4 Sleep latency and daytime sleepiness have been found to be common among medical students according to previous studies. 11,12 In present study likewise 8.7% students always have difficulty in falling asleep and among 19.5% sleepiness always interfere with daily life. Much higher proportion is reported by Correa et al in Brazil where 36.9% medical students reported daytime dysfunction.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 49%
“…4 Sleep latency and daytime sleepiness have been found to be common among medical students according to previous studies. 11,12 In present study likewise 8.7% students always have difficulty in falling asleep and among 19.5% sleepiness always interfere with daily life. Much higher proportion is reported by Correa et al in Brazil where 36.9% medical students reported daytime dysfunction.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 49%
“…[29][30][31] In adolescent studies with CASQ, females had a significantly higher CASQ score than males in Malaysia. 23,32,33 On the other hand, there was no significant difference between gender in the case of Singapore. 14 The findings of this study were alike to the results in Malaysia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…In the literature, demographic variables, such as gender, age, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, grade level, sex, and the students' department were suggested to be effective in sleeping problems 29–31 . In adolescent studies with CASQ, females had a significantly higher CASQ score than males in Malaysia 23,32,33 . On the other hand, there was no significant difference between gender in the case of Singapore 14 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among university stu-dents, sleep health is poor, and sleep deprivations are at warning levels, 1) potentially leading to physical and mental health risks. 2) In fact, university students have a higher tendency of depression, 3) and their academic performances are adversely affected by poor sleep health. Chronic sleep deprivation is associated with a broad-spectrum of negative effects on leadership, critical thinking, and academic credit.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%