Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Jul;72(7):1325-1329. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.2087.
To determine the association of sleep wake pattern with cognitive performance and academic achievement in young adults.
It was a cross sectional study conducted in March 2019 after approval from the Institutional Review Board & Ethics Committee of the study setting on February 28, 2019. Total sample of the study was 189 calculated by using Rao software. Inclusion criteria was healthy young adults of age 18 to 24 years from Doctor of Physical Therapy department of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Dar-ul-Shifa campus, Islamabad. Exclusion criteria included all those students who were married, diagnosed with psychological disorder and were taking any sedatives. Data was collected through three questionnaires named Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) in addition to inquiry regarding GPA of latest exam.
A total sample was 236 students with a mean age of 20.94±1.58 years with range 18-24 years. The sample comprised of males n=24 (10.2%) and females n=212(89.8%). Mean GPA was 3.10±0.53. MOCA showed that 70(29.66%) students had mild cognitive impairment, 166(70.34%) were students with normal cognition. The results obtained by applying independent T-test showed a significant difference of cognition between high and low achievers (p-value: 0.029<0.05. Students who scored high were definite morning types.
There is a significant association between cognitive performance and academic achievement with high achievers being definite morning types.
确定睡眠-觉醒模式与年轻人认知表现和学业成绩的关系。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2019 年 3 月进行，此前已于 2019 年 2 月 28 日获得研究机构审查委员会和伦理委员会的批准。研究的总样本量为 189 人，使用 Rao 软件计算得出。纳入标准为年龄在 18 至 24 岁之间的来自伊斯兰堡 Shifa Tameer-e-Millat 大学 Doctor of Physical Therapy 系的健康年轻成年人。排除标准包括已婚、被诊断为心理障碍和正在服用任何镇静剂的所有学生。通过匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）、晨暮问卷（MEQ）和蒙特利尔认知评估（MOCA）三种问卷以及最近考试的平均绩点（GPA）查询收集数据。
共有 236 名学生参加了研究，平均年龄为 20.94±1.58 岁，年龄范围为 18-24 岁。该样本包括男性 n=24（10.2%）和女性 n=212（89.8%）。平均 GPA 为 3.10±0.53。MOCA 显示，70（29.66%）名学生有轻度认知障碍，166（70.34%）名学生认知正常。通过应用独立 T 检验得到的结果显示，高成就者和低成就者之间的认知存在显著差异（p 值：0.029<0.05）。得分较高的学生肯定是早起类型。
认知表现和学业成绩与高成就者肯定是早起类型之间存在显著关联。
