Open AccessThe quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness and their association with academic achievement of medical students in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Malak Al Shammari,
Nasser M. Amer,
Sharifah N Al Mulhim,
Hussain N Al Mohammedsaleh,
Reem S AlOmar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_160_19
Subject(s) - epworth sleepiness scale , pittsburgh sleep quality index , medicine , excessive daytime sleepiness , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , odds , cross sectional study , demography , physical therapy , sleep disorder , sleep quality , polysomnography , psychiatry , insomnia , apnea , pathology , sociology
Sleep is often challenging for medical students because of the considerable amount of learning they have to do. The aim of this study was to identify the patterns of sleep quality and daytime sleepiness among medical students in Saudi Arabia and to identify the possible factors associated with poor quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness.