Evaluation and comparison of sleep quality among medical and yogic students – A questionnaire based study

Vidyashree H M; Parwati P Patil; Vinay Moodnur; Deepeshwar Singh

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Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2013; 3(1): 71-74

doi: 10.5455/njppp.2013.3.71-74

Evaluation and comparison of sleep quality among medical and yogic students – A questionnaire based study

Vidyashree H M, Parwati P Patil, Vinay Moodnur, Deepeshwar Singh.

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Abstract
Background: Sleep related disorders are recognized in one third of the western population. Poor sleep quality has major negative long term impact on health, prevention programs should focus especially on the subjective sleep quality.

Objective: To Evaluate and compare the sleeping behavior and to analyze sleep quality among medical and yogic students.

Materials and Methods: 1st year medical students from J N Medical College who were randomly selected and yogic students from S-VYASA completed questionnaires assessing sleep quality.

Results: Yogic students showed better quality of sleep. Daytime sleepiness scale score was found with p<0.05 and feeling of being refreshed on wakening in the morning was higher with p<0.001. The sleep latency was lower in yogic students as compared to medical students with p value < 0.05 the sleep duration was found to be higher in medical students.

Conclusion: Study suggests poor sleep in medical students which may adversely impact their academic performance, yoga interventions to improve sleep hygiene can be suggested to improve their quality of sleep.

Key words: Sleep quality, Medical students, Yogic students

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