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

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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/m². 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 sleepdisorders were associated with poor academic performance. Proper diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders may remedy this issue.

SUBMITTER: Yassin A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7494598 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Yassin Ahmed A Al-Mistarehi Abdel-Hameed AH Beni Yonis Othman O Aleshawi Abdelwahab J AJ Momany Suleiman M SM Khassawneh Basheer Y BY

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 20200908

<h4>Background</h4>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).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>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 prop ...[more]

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

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