Sivagnanam G, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P, Sugirda P, Rajeswari J, Namasivayam K, Gitanjali B
Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu, India.
MedGenMed. 2004 Oct 12;6(4):5.
Sleep-related problems are common in young adults who are enrolled in professional colleges due to academic and social pressures, which may subsequently have serious consequences.
This study was conducted to find out whether final-year medical undergraduates possess basic, clinically relevant knowledge (K) regarding sleep and sleep-related problems and to discover their beliefs (B) regarding sleep and sleep hygiene. We also wanted to assess their sleep practices (P) and suggest remedial measures, if necessary.
Six hundred fifteen final-year medical undergraduates of both sexes belonging to 6 medical colleges of Tamilnadu state, India, were given a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire to test their basic knowledge (11 items), prevailing beliefs regarding sleep (including sleep hygiene [13 items]), and their sleep practices (6 items).
In all 3 domains tested (K, B, and P), there was no significant difference between sex. An appreciable percentage scored < or = 70% marks ("good") only in K and P (63.9% and 79.5% of all participants, respectively), whereas only a very small percentage scored "good" in B (9.1%). There was no difference in K, B, or P in terms of sex or domiciliary status except for a significant difference (P < .012) regarding beliefs between urban and rural groups. There was also no correlation between knowledge and beliefs or between knowledge and practice.
We conclude that future doctors have insufficient knowledge with more misconceptions (indirectly reflecting inadequate knowledge) regarding sleep. Hence, there is a compelling need to develop an educational strategy to overcome misconceptions and improve knowledge regarding sleep-related problems and proper sleep practices among students.
由于学业和社会压力，睡眠相关问题在职业院校的年轻人中很常见，这可能会带来严重后果。
本研究旨在了解医学本科最后一年的学生是否具备关于睡眠及睡眠相关问题的基本临床相关知识（K），并探究他们对睡眠及睡眠卫生的看法（B）。我们还想评估他们的睡眠习惯（P），并在必要时提出补救措施。
印度泰米尔纳德邦6所医学院的615名医学本科最后一年的学生（男女均有），收到了一份自行填写的匿名问卷，以测试他们的基本知识（11项）、关于睡眠的普遍看法（包括睡眠卫生[13项]）以及他们的睡眠习惯（6项）。
在测试的所有三个领域（K、B和P）中，性别之间没有显著差异。只有相当比例的学生仅在K和P方面得分≤70%（分别占所有参与者的63.9%和79.5%），而只有极少数学生在B方面得分“良好”（9.1%）。除了城乡群体在看法上存在显著差异（P<.012）外，K、B或P在性别或居住状况方面没有差异。知识与看法之间或知识与习惯之间也没有相关性。
我们得出结论，未来的医生对睡眠的知识不足，存在更多误解（间接反映知识不足）。因此，迫切需要制定一种教育策略，以克服误解，提高学生对睡眠相关问题和正确睡眠习惯的认识。
