The relationship between sleep quality, stress, and academic performance among medical students

Alotaibi, Abdullah D; Alosaimi, Faris; Alajlan, Abdullah A; Abdulrahman, Khalid A. Bin

doi:10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_132_19

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“…In addition, a longitudinal survey of the Chinese population reported that stress, anxiety, and depression levels did not significantly change during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 and four weeks after it (Wang et al ., 2020a, b). Those students at high risk and impact mental health problems are mostly affected by COVID-19 found all over the World (Alotaibi et al ., 2020; Wang et al ., 2020a, b). However, it does not imply that all students suffer from the stress and meaning of life due to the vagaries of COVID-19.…”

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“…People with greater resilience in the general population and patients with COVID-19 positivity may be less likely to experience stress (Ran et al, 2020;Zhang et al, 2020). Furthermore, resilience has been shown to directly or indirectly promote positive growth for people like those who suffered from COVID-19 (Alotaibi et al, 2020). Studies have demonstrated that coronavirus-related stress negatively impacts one's sense of meaning in life (Yıldirim et al, 2022).…”

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“…Recent studies show that anxiety and stress levels among college students have increased significantly following the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the pandemic (Saraswathi et al ., 2020). Stress-affected college students are less likely to exercise regularly, show poor eating habits, and exhibit poor sleep quality than students with low stress levels (Choi, 2020; Alotaibi et al ., 2020). Additionally, university students participating in a qualitative interview reported challenges with the transition to online teaching and concerns about their academic performance because of the COVID-19 pandemic (Son et al ., 2020).…”

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 on university students in Oman: an examination of stress, resilience and meaning in life

Chan,

Al-Mahrouqi,

Al-Huseini

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PurposeThis cross-sectional online survey in Oman in April 2021 aimed to assess university students' resilience, stress levels and meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify characteristic profiles.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from full-time students at one University in Oman. Outcomes included sociodemographic information, the brief resilience scale, the perceived stress scale-4 and the meaning in life questionnaire to explore the students' profiles.FindingsA total of 964 students participated (response rate = 34.8%), of which 35% had low resilience scores. The average perceived stress, presence of meaning in life and search for meaning in life scores were 7.9 ± 2.3, 24.2 ± 6.9 and 24.9 ± 7.7, respectively. Cluster analysis identified three groups: low-risk and fewer impacts (cluster A, n = 503, 523%), moderate-risk and moderate impacts (cluster B, n = 160, 16.6%) and high-risk and more impacts (cluster C, n = 301, 31.2%). Cluster C students experienced more psychological problems and were at high risk during the pandemic.Research limitations/implicationsThe respondents' honesty is a possible error that could influence the results. Low response rates limit its generalizability, and cause-effect relationships among mental health outcomes cannot be discerned.Practical implicationsThis study identified three distinct groups of students, each with different levels of severity in their health problems. There is an increased need for education and counseling to support students during this period, and university management should focus on implementing personal precautionary measures and providing high-tech, user-friendly platforms for students to enhance their learning.Originality/valueThese findings suggest that tailored strategies should be developed to address the unique psychological needs of each group. The study provides important information for university management to understand the pandemic's psychological impact on students and develop effective interventions to support their well-being.

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 on university students in Oman: an examination of stress, resilience and meaning in life

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Al-Huseini

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“…This may impair physical health and cognition, affecting memory, attention, and executive functions [ 6 – 9 ], thereby negatively impacting work and academic life and the quality of life . [ 10 , 11 ].…”

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Assessing the impact of sleep restriction on the attention and executive functions of medical students: a prospective cohort study

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“…Further, physical activity and life satisfaction might affect the quality of life among college students [15,16]. Because of the uniqueness of the medical profession, medical students had a higher prevalence of poor sleep and living quality than other college students [17,18]. Previous research found several common characteristics, such as gender, age, and behavior as ordinary college students, could affect the quality of life and sleep among medical students [19,20].…”

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Multiple mechanisms of action and diet as impossible influencing factors on quality of life and sleep among medical students: a cross-section study

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Wang

Liu

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Introduction: The ratio of poor sleep quality and life is one of the most common complaints among college students, and medical students had a higher ratio than ordinary college students. However, research on sleep quality and living among Inner Mongolian medical students was scarce. The primary goals of this study were to look into the incidence of sleep and life symptoms and many methods of action and diet involved in medical students of Inner Mongolia in China. Methods A cross-sectional study was done on 1181 university students, ages 16 to 27. They were evaluated using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire and demographic factors from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO), and Bartlett's sphericity. Sleep quality and life disorders, which include demographic and behavioral information, were assessed using the t-test and one-way ANOVA. Also, statistically significant components (P < 0.05) were used for multiple linear regressions progressively fitted to sleep quality and life predictors. SPSS 26.0 software was used for statistical data analysis, P < 0.05 being significantly different. Results One thousand one hundred eighty-one students completed the questionnaire. The incidence of poor sleep quality was 20.7%, whereas life symptoms were for physical PCS and mental MCS summary measures of 1.7% and 3.3% among medical students. The mean ± standard deviation sleep quality and life scores were 5.54 ± 2.64 and 76.65 ± 10.90, 87.23 ± 11.00, respectively. The specific contributions of these two reliable and valid scales (PCS and MCS) were 62.06% and 62.12%. The results revealed that gender, family history of cardiovascular disease, profession, grade, the daily meal taken at a fixed time, grade, eating habits, specific exercise forms, number of daily meals, and intake of other snacks were found to influence PSQI score (P < 0.05). And the factors that influenced the PCS and MCS dimensions of the SF-36 were profession, grades, age, number of daily meals, if there was a fixed daily meal, eating habits, and specific exercises. The results also showed that “the average number of daily meals,” “daily intake of other snacks,” “if there was a fixed daily meal,” “specific exercise forms,” and “family history of cardiovascular disease” were independent influencing factors of PSQI total score. The results of the two portions of SF-36 revealed that “grade,” “average number of daily meals,” “if there was a fixed daily meal,” and “specific exercise forms” influenced on PCS dimension score. “The number of daily meals,” “daily eating habits,” and “specific exercise forms” all had an impact on MCS dimensions score. Conclusions The present research findings revealed a high prevalence of poor sleep quality and life issues among the proposed medical students. The country should implement a tailored intervention for particular risk variables identified to enhance sleep quality and health well-being among university students as they confront unclear future problems.

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The relationship between sleep quality, stress, and academic performance among medical students

Cited by 116 publications

References 28 publications

Psychological impact of COVID-19 on university students in Oman: an examination of stress, resilience and meaning in life

Psychological impact of COVID-19 on university students in Oman: an examination of stress, resilience and meaning in life

Assessing the impact of sleep restriction on the attention and executive functions of medical students: a prospective cohort study

Multiple mechanisms of action and diet as impossible influencing factors on quality of life and sleep among medical students: a cross-section study

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