Abstract
Introduction Sleep disorders are extremely prevalent in the general population. College students are more susceptible to sleep problems. This is due to the increased competition in getting a job position and the current alterations in the labor market. Poor sleep is prevalent and has deleterious effects on college students, but its frequency among college students has not been documented in Jordan. So, the aims of this study are to assess the prevalence of daytime sleepiness among medical college students in Jordan and to look for any links between daytime sleepiness and academic performance. Methods A cross-sectional study performed on medical and paramedical specialties students and Epworth sleepiness Sscale (ESS) was used. To assess the students' academic performance, the cumulative grade point average was utilized. Results 977 students from five medical colleges participated in the study. ESS scores were abnormal in 34.4% of students and were considered to have daytime sleepiness. Significant lower ESS scores were associated with students who reported good sleep quality than students who reported poor sleep quality. Significant lower ESS scores were reported by students who slept more than 7 hours compared with students who slept less than 6 hours. The ESS scores were not significantly associated with students' CPGA. Conclusion Daytime sleepiness is highly prevalent among medical students in Jordan. The data of this study might be very helpful to assess the academic policy makers to develop intervention strategies that resolve the sleep disturbances in college students and reduce its impact on the academic achievements.
Highlights
IntroductionCollege students are more susceptible to sleep problems
Sleep disorders are extremely prevalent in the general population
Our data was comparable to the results of a large cross sectional study conducted by the college students that showed that a quarter of students get more than 6.5 hours of nigh sleep and only about thirty percent of the students have equal or more than 8 hours of night sleep [32]
Summary
College students are more susceptible to sleep problems. The aims of this study are to assess the prevalence of daytime sleepiness among medical college students in Jordan and to look for any links between daytime sleepiness and academic performance. Significant lower ESS scores were associated with students who reported good sleep quality than students who reported poor sleep quality. Daytime sleepiness is highly prevalent among medical students in Jordan. Sleep is a complicated physiological process that is one of the most important human beings’ behaviors. Sleep consists of two phases that alternate with one another throughout the sleep cycle. These include nonrapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM). The duration of this phase is increased in people who suffer from sleep deprivation {[3] #134; [1] #133; [4] #157}
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