Relationship between sleep habits and academic performance in university Nursing students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep disorders are composed of a group of diseases of increasing prevalence and with social-health implications to be considered a public health problem. Sleep habits and specific sleep behaviors have an influence on the academic success of students. However, the characteristics of sleep and sleep habits of university students as predictors of poor academic performance have been scarcely analyzed. In the present study, we aimed to investigate sleep habits and their influence on academic performance in a cohort of Nursing Degree students.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional and observational study. An anonymous and self-administered questionnaire was used, including different scales such as the 'Morningness and Eveningness scale', an author-generated sleep habit qu

SUBMITTER: Gallego-Gomez JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212524 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature