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The use of blue light-emitting devices (smartphones, tablets, and laptops) at bedtime has negative effects on sleep due to light stimulation and/or problematic excessive use. We aimed to evaluate, among young medical students, if the perception of sleep disturbances due to bedtime use of these devices is consistent with healthier habits and a better sleep quality.Materials and methods   294 medical students in medicine and pharmacy from the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Morocco, took part in this anonymous and voluntary cross-sectional study and answered an electronic questionnaire. Student and Mann–Whitney  U  tests were used to compare variables between 2 groups based on their perception of sleep disturbances. The level of significance was  p  ≤ 0.05.Results   286 students (97.3%) used a blue light-emitting smart device at bedtime before sleep, and sleep quality was poor (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI > 5) in 101 students (35.3%). The perception of sleep disturbances due to this night usage was reported by 188 of them (65.7%). In this group, 154 (81.9%) used their device with all the lights turned off in the room ( p =0.02), 34 (18.1%) put devices under pillows ( p =0.04), 114 (60.6%) interrupted sleep to check messages ( p  < 0.001), and the mean duration use of these technologies at bedtime was 2 h ± 23 min per night ( p =0.02). Also, the mean sleep duration was 6.3 hours ± 1.25 ( p =0.04), 119 (63.3%) presented fatigue on waking more than one time per week ( p =0.04), and 76 (40.4%) presented poor sleep quality (75.2% of the students with PSQI > 5) ( p =0.005).Conclusions   Despite the perception of sleep disturbances due to bedtime use of blue light-emitting devices, unhealthy sleep habits tend to be frequent in young medical students and worrying because it is associated to significant poor sleep quality.

biomed research international

Perception of Sleep Disturbances due to Bedtime Use of Blue Light-Emitting Devices and Its Impact on Habits and Sleep Quality among Young Medical Students