Poor Sleep Quality and Poor Academic Performance
Poor quality of sleep has a negative impact on students' academic performance. Since average sleep duration, quantity and quality of sleep are strongly associated with students' learning ability, poor academic performance and poor interpersonal relationships that predispose to mental disorders, this study aimed to assess the magnitude and correlation of sleep quality among medical students in Ethiopia.
An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on
576 undergraduate medical students and data was collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire and sleep quality was assessed using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The collected data was entered into Epi-data version 3.1, analyzed using SPSS version 20, and logistic regression was used to identify potential determinants of sleep quality in undergraduate medical students.
P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant, and the strength of the association was indicated by adjusted odds ratios with 95% CIs.
Results.
The prevalence of poor sleep quality among medical students was found to be 62%. The mean age of the respondents was 21.5 years, and 53.8% were male.
Depression (AOR = 1.92, 95% CI 1.16,3.19)
Lack of social support (AOR = 5.39,95%CI 2.33,2.49)
Stress (AOR = 2.04, 95% CI 1.26,3.31)
Poor sleep hygiene (AOR = 3.01,95%CI 1.75,5.18)
and it was also found to be associated with poor sleep quality with a p-value < 0.05.
The results of the study showed that an increase of one unit in grade point average was associated with an 81.5% decrease in poor sleep quality (AOR = 0.185, 95% CI 0.13, 0.28).
Wondie, T., Molla, A., Mulat, H. et al. Magnitude and correlates of sleep quality among undergraduate medical students in Ethiopia: a cross - sectional study. Sleep Science Practice 5, 7 (2021). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41606-021-00058-2
Summary
The results of the study found a relationship between sleep quality and quantity and academic performance. The results suggest that in order to raise the average score, the quality of sleep must be high, so the question is: How can we ensure the quality of sleep? The question is, "How can we ensure the quality of our sleep?
In recent years, the media has been focusing on improving the sleep hygiene environment in this study as a way to improve sleep quality, and this study describes how to reduce behaviors that decrease physiological functions such as drinking.
One hint is to look at what you eat on a regular basis, is there a sugar bias? Do you consume too much caffeine or other stimulants? Are you eating too much caffeine or other stimulants? The next thing you can do is to check if you are experiencing any mental health problems. The next thing you can do is to check if you are experiencing any mental health problems, but you will need professional help. If you are depressed or anxious, you may overestimate your symptoms, hide them, or not admit them, so you need a professional diagnosis to evaluate your condition.
As for the lack of social support, there are things that can be done by the individual and things that cannot be done by the individual due to financial and security concerns, so the only way to start is to find a system that you can rely on.
Finally, the stress caused by these inconveniences may lead to a decrease in the quality of your sleep, a decrease in your grades, stress, and so on.
After such actions, it would be better to focus on things like poor study methods, so it may not be logical to cut down on sleep because of poor grades and the need to study more.
