ALARMING PREVALENCE OF POOR SLEEP AND ANXIETY IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

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Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Volume:26 Issue:1
ALARMING PREVALENCE OF POOR SLEEP AND ANXIETY IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

ALARMING PREVALENCE OF POOR SLEEP AND ANXIETY IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

Authors : Isa Yeşilyurt, Soner Bitiktaş

Pages : 52-58

Doi:10.24938/kutfd.1408345

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Publication Date : 2024-04-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: Anxiety and sleep disorders have been reported to be common in medical students. This study aimed to determine the frequency of poor sleep quality and anxiety symptoms in medical students. Moreover, to reveal the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle data, perceptions of professional future, academic performance with anxiety, and sleep quality. Material and Methods: A total of 225 participants enrolled in the first through fifth years of education in Kafkas University’s Faculty of Medicine in the 2022-23 academic year participated in the study. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire encompassed sociodemographic data, lifestyle information that may affect sleep, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale. Statistical analyses were performed with R Statistical Software (v4.2.2; R Core Team 2022). Results: It was found that 76% of the participants had poor sleep quality according to the PSQI, while 31.56% of the participants had GAD-7 scores of 10 or above. There was a relationship between the poor sleep quality and anxiety of the participants (p<0.001). Academic performance was not found to be significantly associated with poor sleep quality or anxiety. Most of the participants with anxiety were related to their future professional careers, and the academic performances of participants who indicated such anxiety were higher than others. Conclusion: This study has revealed that anxiety levels are high and sleep disturbances are very common among medical students. Most of the students’ anxiety was related to their professional careers, and the academic performances of the participants who indicated such anxiety were higher.
Keywords : Uyku kalitesi, akademik performans, anksiyete, öğrenci, anksiyete bozuklukları

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