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Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 169 - 174

The prevalence and association of stress with sleep quality among medical students

Authors
Abdullah I. Almojalia, *, AbdullahAlmojali@gmail.com Almojali034@KSAU-HS.edu.sa, Sami A. Almalkia, Ali S. Alothmana, Emad M. Masuadib, Meshal K. Alaqeelc
aCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
bResearch Unit, Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
cPsychiatry Section, King Abdulaziz Medical City, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding author at: College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
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Received 3 February 2017, Revised 21 April 2017, Accepted 30 April 2017, Available Online 5 May 2017.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2017.04.005How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Medical student; Prevalence; Stress; Sleep
Abstract

Introduction: Medical students tend to reduce their sleep, in an effort to adjust and cope with their workload and stressful environment. This study estimated the prevalence of and the relationship between poor sleep quality and stress among medical students.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using a stratified random sample of male and female medical students in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to assess sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the stress level by using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.

Results: A high prevalence of poor sleep quality (76%) and stress (53%) were found, with a statistically significant association (p < 0.001). Logistic regression indicated that students who are not suffering from stress are less likely to have poor sleep quality (OR = 0.28, p < 0.001), and the risk of having poor sleep quality is almost four times higher in students whose cumulative grade point average (GPA) is less than 4.25 (OR = 3.83, p = 0.01).

Conclusion: The study documents a statistically significant association between stress and poor sleep quality. A recommendation for the management of medical college is to establish academic counseling centers focusing in promoting good sleep hygiene and strengthening students’ study skills and coping with their stressful environment.

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© 2017 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
7 - 3
Pages
169 - 174
Publication Date
2017/05/05
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2017.04.005How to use a DOI?
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© 2017 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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