Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective

Medical students carry a large academic load which could potentially contribute to poor sleep quality above and beyond that already experienced by modern society. In this global literature review of the medical students' sleep experience, we find that poor sleep is not only common among medical...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Chanchal Azad, Kristin Fraser, Nahid Rumana, Ahmad Faris Abdullah, Nahid Shahana, Patrick J. Hanly, Tanvir Chowdhury Turin
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Published: American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2015
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.4370
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spelling my.ums.eprints.109192017-10-12T03:22:21Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/10919/ Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective Muhammad Chanchal Azad Kristin Fraser Nahid Rumana Ahmad Faris Abdullah Nahid Shahana Patrick J. Hanly Tanvir Chowdhury Turin R Medicine (General) Medical students carry a large academic load which could potentially contribute to poor sleep quality above and beyond that already experienced by modern society. In this global literature review of the medical students' sleep experience, we find that poor sleep is not only common among medical students, but its prevalence is also higher than in non-medical students and the general population. Several factors including medical students' attitudes, knowledge of sleep, and academic demands have been identified as causative factors, but other potential mechanisms are incompletely understood. A better understanding about the etiology of sleep problems in medical trainees is essential if we hope to improve the overall quality of medical students' lives, including their academic performance. Sleep selfawareness and general knowledge appear insufficient in many studied cohorts, so increasing education for students might be one beneficial intervention. We conclude that there is ample evidence for a high prevalence of the problem, and research in this area should now expand towards initiatives to improve general sleep education for medical students, identify students at risk, and target them with programs to improve sleep. © 2015 Clinical Sleep Medicine. American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/10919/1/Sleep_disturbances_among_medical_students.pdf Muhammad Chanchal Azad and Kristin Fraser and Nahid Rumana and Ahmad Faris Abdullah and Nahid Shahana and Patrick J. Hanly and Tanvir Chowdhury Turin (2015) Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 11 (1). pp. 69-74. ISSN 15509389 http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.4370
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Muhammad Chanchal Azad
Kristin Fraser
Nahid Rumana
Ahmad Faris Abdullah
Nahid Shahana
Patrick J. Hanly
Tanvir Chowdhury Turin
Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective
description Medical students carry a large academic load which could potentially contribute to poor sleep quality above and beyond that already experienced by modern society. In this global literature review of the medical students' sleep experience, we find that poor sleep is not only common among medical students, but its prevalence is also higher than in non-medical students and the general population. Several factors including medical students' attitudes, knowledge of sleep, and academic demands have been identified as causative factors, but other potential mechanisms are incompletely understood. A better understanding about the etiology of sleep problems in medical trainees is essential if we hope to improve the overall quality of medical students' lives, including their academic performance. Sleep selfawareness and general knowledge appear insufficient in many studied cohorts, so increasing education for students might be one beneficial intervention. We conclude that there is ample evidence for a high prevalence of the problem, and research in this area should now expand towards initiatives to improve general sleep education for medical students, identify students at risk, and target them with programs to improve sleep. © 2015 Clinical Sleep Medicine.
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author Muhammad Chanchal Azad
Kristin Fraser
Nahid Rumana
Ahmad Faris Abdullah
Nahid Shahana
Patrick J. Hanly
Tanvir Chowdhury Turin
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Kristin Fraser
Nahid Rumana
Ahmad Faris Abdullah
Nahid Shahana
Patrick J. Hanly
Tanvir Chowdhury Turin
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title Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective
title_short Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective
title_full Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective
title_fullStr Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective
title_full_unstemmed Sleep disturbances among medical students: A global perspective
title_sort sleep disturbances among medical students: a global perspective
publisher American Academy of Sleep Medicine
publishDate 2015
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/10919/1/Sleep_disturbances_among_medical_students.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.4370
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