Sleep Quality, Day Time Sleepiness and Academic Performance in First Year Medical Students

Thomas, Pradeep Cissy; Sundar, Bindu

doi:10.14260/jemds/2019/638

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“…In the present study a significant association was not observed between sleep quality assessed by PSQI and academic performance. Our result was in line with the study conducted among first year medical students in Kerala 16 Moreover academic performance of students also depends upon their commitment, concentration, motivation towards academic activities. Along with sleep disturbances, incidence of burnout is found to be reported higher among business students, medical students and dental students.…”

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Association between Quality of Sleep and Academic Performance in Medical Students: A Preliminary Study

2020

IJOP

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Background: Medical students are more prone to daytime sleepiness, sleep deprivation and irregular sleep schedules, as they have less free time, longer courses and working hours compared to other professional students. Aim:To assess the quality of sleep and to find out the association between sleep quality and academic performance among medical students.Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted among 176 medical students. They were subjected to Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire to assess their sleep quality over a one-month period. A PSQI global score of 5 and greater than 5 was considered indicative of poor sleep. Academic performance was assessed from their internal assessment scores conducted during that period. The data was analyzed using the unpaired students 't' test and Pearson's correlation test Results: Our study included 176 students from all the phases of MBBS curriculum. 24 percentage students had poor quality of sleep. In our study, there was no statistically significant difference in the performance of good sleepers (57.94 ±18.06) and poor sleepers (58.80 ±17.37) with a p value of 0.785. Our study results showed a negative correlation between global PSQI scores and assessment scores of the students (r = 0.57 and P =0.449). Conclusion:In our study association between sleep quality and academic performance was not statistically significant. Assessment of sleep quality helps to indentify the students at risk and plan the specific programs to improve the quality of sleep.

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Association between Quality of Sleep and Academic Performance in Medical Students: A Preliminary Study

2020

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“…On an average we spend about 30% of our lives asleep (Foster, 2012). Sleep is an active, repetitive and reversible behavior serving several different functions, such as repair and growth, learning or memory consolidation, and restorative processes (Thomas and Sundar, 2019). Good sleep is advantageous to improve the quality of life.…”

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“…The quality and quantity of sleep could be detrimental to the person's quality of life and ability to function, especially for those practicing high physically and mentally demanding professions such as dentistry (Elagra et al, 2016). Sleep deprivation would result in sleepiness during learning activities, with impairment of cognitive abilities and psychological well being (Thomas and Sundar, 2019). It is important to stress that sleep disruption is much more than an individual's frustration at failing to initiate and sustain sleep, or even the sensation of feeling sleepy at an inappropriate time.…”

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“…The rates of poor sleep quality seem to be ever increasing in both developing and modern societies (Ibrahim et al, 2017). Medical and dental training, with its immense stress load in a highly stressful environment, make students especially vulnerable to poor sleep (Thomas and Sundar, 2019). Poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness can affect performance of medical and dental students, their future work as practitioners, and the whole health care system (Ibrahim et al, 2017…”

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Quality of Sleep Among Dental Students

Guntupalli¹,

Ganapathy²,

Sashanka³

2021

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Sleep is very important for the normal functioning of any individual. However, with all the responsibilities we face as students, practitioners, academicians and family members, getting the recommended amount of sleep can be very hard. Insufficient sleep can severely impact the health and well being of an individual and bring down their potential to do work. This has negative effects on both individual and societal levels bringing down the quality as well as life span of useful human resources.The aim of this study is to determine the quality of sleep among dental students in South India.A survey was initiated for a randomly chosen dental student population of 100. A questionnaire was prepared involving questions assessing the sleep quality and all its various aspects. This questionnaire was then circulated to all the participants via online basis. The results obtained from the survey were compiled and analyzed.It was found that 70% of students had unpredictable sleeping patterns. 50% had disturbed sleep. Only 17% students reported that they felt fresh after receiving the recommended 8 hrs of sleep per day. 95% of students stayed up late at night. Sleep latency was found to be around 10 minutes to 1 hour for 85% students. 26% reported that they suffered from nightmares. 56% woke up at night for even the small sounds.This study concludes that dental students have a poor quality of sleep owing to their busy schedules, vast syllabus and loads of clinical and practical work.

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“…10 The academic performances of different years of students vary as their ability to adapt to their study hours and accurate management of stress establishes. 11 Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is common among university students and has many adverse consequences, out of which academic performance is the one that is affected the most. 12 There are certain factors important to score high grades in exams i.e., declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, cognitive processing and memory.…”

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Effect of sleep quality on academic performance of undergraduate University level students

Rafi

Jahan

Qazi

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JSTMU

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Introduction: emory processing and learning are enhanced by adequate, high-quality sleep of the appropriate duration. It aids memory processing, executive cognitive functioning and concentration. Academic performance of university students suffers as a result of poorer sleep quality. Objectives: To determine the effect of sleep quality on academic performance of undergraduate university level students. Methodology: This is analytical cross-sectional study and non-probability purposive sampling technique was used. The study population comprised a total 300 students, out of which 50 students were not completed the questionnaire. A total of 250 students, 113 male and 137 female students were participated in this study. A structured questionnaire was circulated among bachelor-level students of different universities in blinded from August 2018 to December 2018. The questionnaire was based on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index along with other relevant data about the students’ age, gender, and discipline of study, respective semester and grades (CGPA or percentage total). The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS 21. Results: Majority of the students had moderately poor sleep quality (Global PSQI score=5). The 17.6% of subjects scored 5 in PSQI and 14.8% of subjects scored 6 in PSQI. However, the students who scored high CGPA (>3.5) had better sleep quality as compared to those who got CGPA <3.5. Conclusion: Majority of the students having poor sleep quality and their grades might be affected. Furthermore, the students who attaining good CGPA (>3.5) had on an average good sleep quality.

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Sleep Quality, Day Time Sleepiness and Academic Performance in First Year Medical Students

Cited by 5 publications

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Association between Quality of Sleep and Academic Performance in Medical Students: A Preliminary Study

Association between Quality of Sleep and Academic Performance in Medical Students: A Preliminary Study

Quality of Sleep Among Dental Students

Effect of sleep quality on academic performance of undergraduate University level students

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