Relationship between sleep habits and academic performance in university Nursing students
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/16323
DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00635-x
DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00635-x
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Gallego Gómez, Juana Inés; Rodríguez González-Moro, María Teresa; Rodríguez González-Moro, José Miguel; Vera Catalán, Tomás; Balanza, Serafín; [et al.]Fecha
2021-06-17Resumen
Background
Sleep disorders are composed of a group of diseases of increasing prevalence and with social-health implications to be considered a public health problem. Sleep habits and specific sleep behaviors have an influence on the academic success of students. However, the characteristics of sleep and sleep habits of university students as predictors of poor academic performance have been scarcely analyzed. In the present study, we aimed to investigate sleep habits and their influence on academic performance in a cohort of Nursing Degree students.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional and observational study. An anonymous and self-administered questionnaire was used, including different scales such as the ‘Morningness and Eveningness scale’, an author-generated sleep habit questionnaire, and certain variables aimed at studying the socio-familial and academic aspects of the Nursing students. The association of sleep habits and other variables with poor academic performance was inves...
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Academic performance
Circadian rhythm
Nursing students
Sleep habits
Sleep pattern