Evaluation of medical student’s sleep quality in COVID-19 pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.59255/mmed.2023.82Keywords:
COVID-19, medical students, sleep qualityAbstract
Introduction: Sleep quality is influenced by various factors, including environmental and psychological causes. In this context, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the new SARS-Cov2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) had a significant impact on the mental health of the population, including medical students, leading to increased levels of anxiety and stress, consequently affecting sleep quality. Aim: To analyze the sleep quality of medical students at a medical school in the interior of São Paulo state. Methodology: This cross-sectional study invited 544 students from the six years of the course, from a medical school in the interior of the state of São Paulo, to answer the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and a questionnaire on aspects that may influence sleep. Results: Of the 544 students invited, 375 answered the questionnaires. The mean score of PSQI was 8.63 (Standard Deviation=3.16), with 82.4% (309 out of 375) of students having a poor sleep quality (PSQI>5). We observed an association between the quality of sleep given by the PSQI and the student´s perception of anxiety (P<0.001), stress (P<0.001) and adaptation to distance education (P<0.001). Conclusion: Sleep quality during COVID-19 among medical students is poor and is linked to their perception of anxiety, stress, and difficulties in adapting to distance learning. Encouraging active interventions, such as providing educational information to students about the importance of sleep for their physical and mental well-being and making student support services available for counseling about anxiety and depression, have the potential to improve sleep hygiene in medical students.
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