THE SLEEP-ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE NEXUS: A SURVEY-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
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medical students, academic performance, Sleep disturbance
Abstract
Sleep disturbance is a problem very prevalent all over the world, and there is unfortunately an unacceptably high rate in the academic community and this includes medical students. This study investigates the prevalence and causes of sleep disturbance in Pakistani medical students and their sensitivity to help overcome the damaging consequences. The cross-sectional, descriptive design was used to give the current situation of prevalence and factors related to sleep disturbance among students belonging to Punjab state in Pakistan. The research samples a reasonable population of 500 medical students to reveal the substantial relationship between sleep disruptions and academic performance. The findings showed that the sleep problems of medical students are a complicated and valid issue of their education and the medico-education community. Lastly, the academic performance of pupils in medical school and sleep problems present a multi-faceted and complex relationship.
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Ahmed Muaaz
Internal Medicine Department, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Fatima Najeeb
Internal Medicine Department, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Huzaifa Ameer
Internal Medicine Department, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Bilal Javed Qureshi
Internal Medicine Department, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Tahreem Sana
Internal Medicine Department, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Hassam Ali
Internal Medicine Department, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Maryyam Islam
Research and Innovation Department, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
Ammar Ali
Internal Medicine Department, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Utaiba Nabeel
Internal Medicine Department, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Bilal Qammar
Internal Medicine Department, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.