Novais Y C, Borges J, Ferreira-Moraes F A, Tamura E K
Grupo de Pesquisa em Cronobiologia, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, BA, Brasil.
Braz J Med Biol Res. 2024 Dec 13;57:e14147. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X2024e14147. eCollection 2024.
Chronobiology and sleep medicine are pivotal disciplines for understanding human health. Additionally, the lack of training in medical schools exacerbates the underdiagnosis and undertreatment of sleep disorders. This study investigated the exposure of Brazilian medical students to chronobiology and sleep medicine during their undergraduate education and assessed their knowledge in these areas. The study was conducted between December 2021 and June 2022 through the administration of an online questionnaire (Google Forms) to medical students in the final two years of undergraduate studies. The questionnaire gathered student data (i.e., sex, age, and educational institution), research data (stage in the medical program with exposure to chronobiology or sleep medicine), and responses to a questionnaire on basic knowledge of sleep medicine and chronobiology (adapted from Assessing Sleep Knowledge in Medical Education - ASKME). A total of 240 students from medical schools in Brazil participated, 4.6% of whom reported no exposure to either subject, with exposure declining as students progressed through the curriculum. Only 3.7% reported specific disciplines covering these topics. Over half of the students encountered learning barriers, such as limited curriculum time. Despite these challenges, the accuracy rate in responses regarding chronobiology and sleep medicine was 79.75%, positively correlating with exposure level and knowledge retention. This study underscores the urgent need for enhanced education in sleep medicine and chronobiology within Brazilian medical schools. It offers insights into the current landscape of sleep medicine education in Brazil and lays groundwork for future efforts to integrate these essential subjects into medical school curricula.
时间生物学和睡眠医学是理解人类健康的关键学科。此外，医学院校缺乏相关培训加剧了睡眠障碍的诊断不足和治疗不足。本研究调查了巴西医学生在本科教育期间对时间生物学和睡眠医学的接触情况，并评估了他们在这些领域的知识水平。该研究于2021年12月至2022年6月期间进行，通过向本科最后两年的医学生发放在线问卷（谷歌表单）展开。问卷收集了学生数据（即性别、年龄和教育机构）、研究数据（医学课程中接触时间生物学或睡眠医学的阶段），以及对一份关于睡眠医学和时间生物学基础知识问卷的回答（改编自《医学教育中睡眠知识评估——ASKME》）。巴西医学院校共有240名学生参与，其中4.6%的学生表示未接触过这两个学科中的任何一个，且随着课程推进，接触机会减少。只有3.7%的学生报告有涵盖这些主题的特定学科。超过一半的学生遇到学习障碍，如课程时间有限。尽管存在这些挑战，但关于时间生物学和睡眠医学的回答准确率为79.75%，与接触水平和知识保留呈正相关。本研究强调巴西医学院校迫切需要加强睡眠医学和时间生物学教育。它深入了解了巴西睡眠医学教育的现状，并为未来将这些重要学科纳入医学院课程的努力奠定了基础。
