Sleep quality and academic performance among medical college students
Author
Source
Journal of Babylon University : Journal of Applied and Pure Sciences
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 3 (31 Mar. 2018), pp.142-152, 11 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2018-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background:Sleep plays a very important role in a human health.
Poor sleep quality remains as a frequent feature of student life.
Quantity and quality of sleep in addition to average sleep time are strongly linked with students’ learning abilities and academic performance.
Subjects and method:The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted to assess sleep quality among medical college students – University of Babylon using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
This study was done during April 2016.
Results:Mean age of students was (20.63 ± 0.65).
Majority was female.
According to PSQI(60.4%) of students were poor sleeper.
Significant association between quality of sleep and academic performance was found in our study, (72.9%) of those fail in one or more subjects have poor sleep quality.
Conclusion: Poor sleep quality was regarded as an important problem among medical college students.
Majority of students (60.4%) was poor sleepers.
Our study shows significant relation between sleep quality and academic performance among students of Babylon University –College of Medicine.
Key words: Medical students, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, academic performance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Humayri, Amir Kazim. 2018. Sleep quality and academic performance among medical college students. Journal of Babylon University : Journal of Applied and Pure Sciences،Vol. 26, no. 3, pp.142-152.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1093603
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Humayri, Amir Kazim. Sleep quality and academic performance among medical college students. Journal of Babylon University : Journal of Applied and Pure Sciences Vol. 26, no. 3 (2018), pp.142-152.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1093603
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Humayri, Amir Kazim. Sleep quality and academic performance among medical college students. Journal of Babylon University : Journal of Applied and Pure Sciences. 2018. Vol. 26, no. 3, pp.142-152.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1093603
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 150-152
Record ID
BIM-1093603