A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students in Saudi Arabia
Abstract Objective Adequate sleep is integral to better mental health and facilitates students’ learning. We aimed to assess sleep quality among medical students and to see whether it was associated with their mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety, and stress) and academic performance. Results A...
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| author | Abdullah Murhaf Al-Khani Muhammad Ishaque Sarhandi Mohamed Saddik Zaghloul Mohammed Ewid Nazmus Saquib |
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| description | Abstract Objective Adequate sleep is integral to better mental health and facilitates students’ learning. We aimed to assess sleep quality among medical students and to see whether it was associated with their mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety, and stress) and academic performance. Results A total of 206 responded, and 95 of them had complete data on demography, lifestyle, academic performance, sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), and mental health (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales). The prevalence of poor sleep was 63.2%; it was higher among students who were physically inactive and had more screen time. Poor sleepers demonstrated higher academic performance than sufficient sleepers (p = 0.04). The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were 42%, 53%, and 31% respectively. Sleep quality was significantly associated with depression (p = 0. 03), anxiety (p = 0.007), and stress (p = 0.01). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbc8c84a5598496ca48a6f81bf2173b52022-12-22T00:23:46ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002019-10-011211510.1186/s13104-019-4713-2A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students in Saudi ArabiaAbdullah Murhaf Al-Khani0Muhammad Ishaque Sarhandi1Mohamed Saddik Zaghloul2Mohammed Ewid3Nazmus Saquib4College of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi CollegesCollege of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi CollegesCollege of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi CollegesCollege of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi CollegesCollege of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi CollegesAbstract Objective Adequate sleep is integral to better mental health and facilitates students’ learning. We aimed to assess sleep quality among medical students and to see whether it was associated with their mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety, and stress) and academic performance. Results A total of 206 responded, and 95 of them had complete data on demography, lifestyle, academic performance, sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), and mental health (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales). The prevalence of poor sleep was 63.2%; it was higher among students who were physically inactive and had more screen time. Poor sleepers demonstrated higher academic performance than sufficient sleepers (p = 0.04). The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were 42%, 53%, and 31% respectively. Sleep quality was significantly associated with depression (p = 0. 03), anxiety (p = 0.007), and stress (p = 0.01).http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4713-2Academic performanceMedical studentsMental healthSleep quality |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Murhaf Al-Khani Muhammad Ishaque Sarhandi Mohamed Saddik Zaghloul Mohammed Ewid Nazmus Saquib A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students in Saudi Arabia BMC Research Notes Academic performance Medical students Mental health Sleep quality |
| title | A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | A cross-sectional survey on sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance among medical students in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | cross sectional survey on sleep quality mental health and academic performance among medical students in saudi arabia |
| topic | Academic performance Medical students Mental health Sleep quality |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4713-2 |
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