Citation

Bunjo Z, Bunjo LJ, Bacchi S, Donnelly F, Hudson JN, Symonds I. Acad. Psychiatry 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Psychiatric Publishing)

DOI

10.1007/s40596-019-01100-3

PMID

31396879

Abstract

Sleep problems are common among young adults, and students in the healthcare profession may be particularly vulnerable to poor sleep [1, 2, 3]. Poor sleep has been associated with poorer quality of life, burnout, psychological distress, and poorer academic achievement [2, 4]. There is research to suggest that medical and nursing students may have inadequate knowledge of healthy sleep hygiene practices [1, 2]. Despite this awareness, there is limited assessment of sleep behaviors and the potential causative factors that may contribute to poor sleep in medical and nursing students. Additionally, the assessment of sleep hygiene and perceptions regarding the potential causes of sleep dysfunction in medical and nursing students in Western countries is limited.

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