Does stress affect medical students’ sleep quality? A cross-sectional study at Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry | ||
| Volume 44, Issue 3, October 2023, Pages 147-152 PDF (506.13 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/EJPSY.2024.346072 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Salma Elnoamany* 1; Naira T. Abdelraziq1; Hager E. Gabr1; Hager E. Elgazar1; Shimaa Ezzat1; Sarah Elbendary1; Nada Noofal1; Nermen Mashahit1; Shaimaa S. Soliman2 | ||
| 1Undergraduate students, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background Medical school is a stressful atmosphere. That is why medical students minimize their sleep hours to gain extra time for improved academic achievement. Aim The research aimed to assess the prevalence of medical students’ sleep quality and psychological stress and their association. Patients and Methods This cross-sectional study included 381 Menoufia University medical students from March to May 2022. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale were used to measure medical student stress. Results The mean age of the participants was 21.5±2 years and 18.1% were males. There was a statistically significant association (P= 0.01) between a higher incidence of poor sleep quality (49.6%) and stress (91.2%). Students with less stress sleep better, according to logistic regression analysis (odds ratio= 0.504, P <0.01). Conclusions There was a statistically significant association between medical students’ psychological pressures and poor sleep quality. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Medical students; Sleep quality; Stress | ||
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