Insomnia and it is Impact on the Academic Performance of Medical Students of Napata College in 2022
Insomnia and it is Impact on the Academic Performance of Medical Students of Napata College in 2022
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Date
2022
Authors
Zainab Siddig Mohammed
Anfal Abdallah Ibrahim
Asma Ahmed Yosif
Reem Abdallrahman
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Napata College
Abstract
Background: Insomnia is the most recognized sleep disturbance and the most common sleep complaint.
Objective: To evaluate insomnia and its impact on the academic performance of medical students of Napata college.
Methods: Cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the college of medicine, Napata college in the period between October to December 2022.
Results: The mean age of the students was 23.42±4.39 and the majority were fifth year medical students (27.3%), 30.7% of students were mature, and 38.7% of students had a job. Regarding the medical condition, 24.7% of students had a chronic disease and 18% had a psychiatric disorder. Only 12% of students were a smoker and 3.3% consume alcohol, 52% consume 1-2 cups of coffee per day. Half of the students (49.3%) study 2-4h per day as average and 66% had a 4-6h average sleep duration. The majority of students (56%) suffer from sleepiness during the day 40.7% of them suffer from that sometimes, the most common reason was studying late at night (50%). Half of students (50%) reports that sometimes feel difficulty concentration and paying attention during the day, 56% had excessive sleepiness in class, 39.3% tend to reduce their sleeping hour in order to study and 35.3% mainly during the exams period. Regarding Academic performance, the mean GPA of students were 2.82±0.40 and 30.7% of students report that their GPA decreased while 42% reported that there was increase compared with the semester before. Considering the insomnia severity, 60% had subthreshold insomnia, 5.3% had moderate severe insomnia and 2.7% had severe insomnia. There a statistically significate relationship between GPA and insomnia.
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of insomnia symptoms among the medical students and affects their academic performance.