The Relationship Between Nasal Septal Deviation, Daytime Sleepiness and School Performance Among Iranian High School Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study
<strong>Background:</strong> The most important factors affecting students’ learning ability are attention and concentration, which are impaired by daytime sleepiness in classroom. <strong>Objectives:</strong> This study was conducted to determine the effect of nasal septal d...
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| author | Mahbubeh Ebrahimnegad Shirvani Sirous Tayebi Patricia Khashayar Ata Pourabbasi |
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| description | <strong>Background:</strong> The most important factors affecting students’ learning ability are attention and concentration, which are impaired by daytime sleepiness in classroom.
<strong>Objectives:</strong> This study was conducted to determine the effect of nasal septal deviation on daytime sleepiness and school performance among high school students.
<strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> This study comprised 172 high school male students, who were examined for septal deviation by a practitioner. Daytime sleepiness was determined by school consultants. Grade point average (GPA) was considered as an index for school performance.
<strong>Results:</strong> Nasal septal deviation was significantly more prevalent among sleepy students (46.8%) compared to their attentive peers (22.8%, P < 0.05). Although the GPAs in students with septal nasal deviation were lower than other students, the difference was not statistically significant.
<strong>Conclusions:</strong> It is not unlikely that nasal cavity deformities such as septal deviation that results in sleep disturbances would lead to poor school performance in students. However, the question to be answered is whether deviated nasal septum is the only cause of poor performance of students or it involves some other mechanisms. Further studies are needed to confirm this relationship and whether reconstruction of structural anomalies of the nasal cavity in students prevents daytime sleepiness and subsequently improves their school performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f48167568b94095979b08949d8a9da22022-12-21T20:25:55ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of School Health2345-51522383-12192015-07-01231410.17795/intjsh-2648245057The Relationship Between Nasal Septal Deviation, Daytime Sleepiness and School Performance Among Iranian High School Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional StudyMahbubeh Ebrahimnegad Shirvani0Sirous Tayebi1Patricia Khashayar2Ata Pourabbasi3Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR IranDigestive Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR IranOsteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR IranEndocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran<strong>Background:</strong> The most important factors affecting students’ learning ability are attention and concentration, which are impaired by daytime sleepiness in classroom. <strong>Objectives:</strong> This study was conducted to determine the effect of nasal septal deviation on daytime sleepiness and school performance among high school students. <strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> This study comprised 172 high school male students, who were examined for septal deviation by a practitioner. Daytime sleepiness was determined by school consultants. Grade point average (GPA) was considered as an index for school performance. <strong>Results:</strong> Nasal septal deviation was significantly more prevalent among sleepy students (46.8%) compared to their attentive peers (22.8%, P < 0.05). Although the GPAs in students with septal nasal deviation were lower than other students, the difference was not statistically significant. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> It is not unlikely that nasal cavity deformities such as septal deviation that results in sleep disturbances would lead to poor school performance in students. However, the question to be answered is whether deviated nasal septum is the only cause of poor performance of students or it involves some other mechanisms. Further studies are needed to confirm this relationship and whether reconstruction of structural anomalies of the nasal cavity in students prevents daytime sleepiness and subsequently improves their school performance.http://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_45057_92581de3a95362e79da9f19e14ee9300.pdfstudentnasal septumschool |
| spellingShingle | Mahbubeh Ebrahimnegad Shirvani Sirous Tayebi Patricia Khashayar Ata Pourabbasi The Relationship Between Nasal Septal Deviation, Daytime Sleepiness and School Performance Among Iranian High School Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study International Journal of School Health student nasal septum school |
| title | The Relationship Between Nasal Septal Deviation, Daytime Sleepiness and School Performance Among Iranian High School Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | The Relationship Between Nasal Septal Deviation, Daytime Sleepiness and School Performance Among Iranian High School Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship Between Nasal Septal Deviation, Daytime Sleepiness and School Performance Among Iranian High School Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship Between Nasal Septal Deviation, Daytime Sleepiness and School Performance Among Iranian High School Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | The Relationship Between Nasal Septal Deviation, Daytime Sleepiness and School Performance Among Iranian High School Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | relationship between nasal septal deviation daytime sleepiness and school performance among iranian high school students a pilot cross sectional study |
| topic | student nasal septum school |
| url | http://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_45057_92581de3a95362e79da9f19e14ee9300.pdf |
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