Esht Vandana, Alshehri Mohammed M, Bautista Marissa J, Sharma Abhishek, Alshamrani Meshal, Alenazi Aqeel M, Alqahtani Bader A, Alhowimel Ahmed S, Hakamy Ali, Abdelwahab Siddig Ibrahim
Department of Physical therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Physiotherapy, Arogyam Institute of Paramedical and Allied Sciences, Affiliated to H.N.B. Uttarakhand Medical Education University, Roorkee 247661, Uttarakhand, India.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 May 30;13(6):451. doi: 10.3390/bs13060451.
Medical students are expected to excel in their academics. Hence exposing them to a certain amount of strain may sometimes cause sleep disruptions. The purpose of this study was to determine the sleep quality among Saudi Applied Medical Sciences students and its potential connections with their academic performance and mental health. This online cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted at Jazan University's College of Applied Medical Sciences in Saudi Arabia. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a known indicator of sleep quality, a validated mental health measure; Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21), and Academic Performance Scale (APS) with 89 internal consistencies were included in the questionnaire. The cumulative grade point average (GPA) was also used as a covariate to evaluate students' academic success. 112 people responded (response rate = 93%), and 105 of them presented comprehensive information about their backgrounds, way of life, academic standing, sleep patterns, and mental health. Participants' average GPA and APS scores were 4.23 ± 0.52 and 33.16 ± 5.63, respectively. The mean global PSQI score was 6.47 with 2.34 of standard deviation (SD). The majority of individuals (60%) had poor sleep quality particularly due to abnormal sleep latency and lesser sleep duration, as determined by their PSQI score. The prevalence rates for depression, anxiety, and stress were higher; 53%, 54% and 40%, respectively. Both depression and anxiety were substantially correlated with poor sleep quality (-value = 0.008, -value = 0.01, respectively). Sleep quality had no significant effect on GPA while global PSQI and depression were significantly negatively correlated with an APS score of participants (-value = 0.007 and 0.015, respectively). Higher rates of poor sleep quality and psychologically negative emotions were prevalent. Unhealthy sleep patterns were linked to increased levels of anxiety and depression. Self-perceived academic performance was negatively impacted by inadequate sleep and negative emotions, despite the fact that the GPA results were unaffected.
医学生被期望在学业上表现优异。因此，让他们承受一定程度的压力有时可能会导致睡眠中断。本研究的目的是确定沙特应用医学科学专业学生的睡眠质量及其与学业成绩和心理健康的潜在联系。这项基于在线横断面问卷调查的研究在沙特阿拉伯吉赞大学应用医学科学学院进行。问卷中纳入了匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI），这是一种已知的睡眠质量指标，一种经过验证的心理健康测量工具；抑郁焦虑压力量表-21（DASS-21），以及具有89个内部一致性的学业成绩量表（APS）。累积平均绩点（GPA）也被用作协变量来评估学生的学业成就。112人做出了回应（回应率 = 93%），其中105人提供了关于他们的背景、生活方式、学业成绩、睡眠模式和心理健康的全面信息。参与者的平均GPA和APS分数分别为4.23±0.52和33.16±5.63。PSQI全球平均得分是6.47，标准差（SD）为2.34。大多数人（60%）睡眠质量较差，尤其是由于睡眠潜伏期异常和睡眠时间较短，这是由他们的PSQI分数决定的。抑郁、焦虑和压力的患病率较高，分别为53%、54%和40%。抑郁和焦虑都与睡眠质量差显著相关（分别为p值 = 0.008和p值 = 0.01）。睡眠质量对GPA没有显著影响，而PSQI全球得分和抑郁与参与者的APS分数显著负相关（分别为p值 = 0.007和0.015）。睡眠质量差和心理负面情绪的发生率较高。不健康的睡眠模式与焦虑和抑郁水平的增加有关。尽管GPA结果未受影响，但睡眠不足和负面情绪对自我感知的学业成绩产生了负面影响。
