TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep Management Strategies Among Medical Students At the University of Otago
AU - Duthie, Cassian J.
AU - Cameron, Claire
AU - Smith-Han, Kelby
AU - Beckert, Lutz
AU - Delpachitra, Shenyll
AU - Garland, Sheila N.
AU - Sparks, Bryn
AU - Wibowo, Erik
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objectives: We aim to investigate factors which might affect the sleep of medical students, and how they currently manage their sleep. Methods: An online survey was sent to medical students at the University of Otago. Results: After adjusting for gender, ethnicity and age, depressive symptoms (Mild: odds ratio (OR) = 6.3; Moderate: OR = 18.1; Severe: OR = 15.6), and sleep hygiene (OR = 1.07) were associated with insomnia symptoms. Commonly endorsed strategies for sleep management by students were undertaking regular exercise (80.1%), having consistent sleep-wake time (71.3%), and limiting caffeine intake (70.3%). Few were willing to see a clinician (23.4%) or take medication (22.3%). Participants with insomnia symptoms were more likely to prefer limiting their alcohol intake (OR = 1.8), limiting daytime naps (OR = 1.5), seeing clinicians (OR = 1.9), and taking sleep medication (OR = 4.0), but less likely to prefer avoiding intense work (OR =.71) or minimizing using electronics (OR =.60) close to bedtime than those without insomnia symptoms. High sleep self-efficacy was associated with lower odds for having insomnia symptoms (OR =.74 (.70,.77)). Conclusions: Increased awareness and greater resources are needed to support the sleep health of medical students.
AB - Objectives: We aim to investigate factors which might affect the sleep of medical students, and how they currently manage their sleep. Methods: An online survey was sent to medical students at the University of Otago. Results: After adjusting for gender, ethnicity and age, depressive symptoms (Mild: odds ratio (OR) = 6.3; Moderate: OR = 18.1; Severe: OR = 15.6), and sleep hygiene (OR = 1.07) were associated with insomnia symptoms. Commonly endorsed strategies for sleep management by students were undertaking regular exercise (80.1%), having consistent sleep-wake time (71.3%), and limiting caffeine intake (70.3%). Few were willing to see a clinician (23.4%) or take medication (22.3%). Participants with insomnia symptoms were more likely to prefer limiting their alcohol intake (OR = 1.8), limiting daytime naps (OR = 1.5), seeing clinicians (OR = 1.9), and taking sleep medication (OR = 4.0), but less likely to prefer avoiding intense work (OR =.71) or minimizing using electronics (OR =.60) close to bedtime than those without insomnia symptoms. High sleep self-efficacy was associated with lower odds for having insomnia symptoms (OR =.74 (.70,.77)). Conclusions: Increased awareness and greater resources are needed to support the sleep health of medical students.
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U2 - 10.1080/15402002.2022.2127723
DO - 10.1080/15402002.2022.2127723
M3 - Article
C2 - 36178287
SN - 1540-2002
VL - 21
SP - 448
EP - 459
JO - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
JF - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
IS - 4
ER -