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SLEEP BEHAVIOURS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS

Sana Fatima, Aneeqa Riaz, Amina Javaid Malik

According to studies, around one-third of young adults suffer from insomnia (sleep disturbances) globally. Around 32.6% of the patients reported in healthcare facilities with the complaint of sleep disturbance and its associated symptoms. Material and Methods: A total of 89 female students from different classes was included in this study. A predefined questionnaire was served. The data was collected and analyzed using SPSS Ver. 23.0. Results: The mean age of the students was 23.89±2.34 years. Regarding the sleep patterns, 63 students (67.74%) responded that they don’t get enough sleep during their academic year. Certain factors related to poor quality of sleep were assignments (40.86%), electricity issues (18.28%), irregular ward rotations (16.13%) and hospital duties (12.90%) and commute (11.83%) in case of day scholars. Conclusion: Most of the medical students have irregular sleep patterns and they don’t sleep well. It is associated with their academic assignments, examinations, irregular hospital routines, electricity issues and tiredness after the commute. Keywords: Medica education, sleep, emotional intelligence.

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