Abstract

EVALUATION OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN QUALITY OF SLEEP AND COGNITION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT

Dr. Jothilakshmi Minnal Velu* and Dr. Vadivel Sambasivam MBBS. MD

ABSTRACT

Background: Sleep is a recurring and reversible neurobehavioral state. One-third of our lives is approximately spending as sleep. One of becoming more common problem is sleep deprivation. Many people try to adjust their sleep schedule to get as much done as possible, and sleep gets sacrificed. Diminished alertness and cognitive performance are the main cardinal features of sleep deprivation. Even to the non-expert, for sustaining normal functioning at several levels sleep has obvious importance. Materials & methods: Our present observational study is conducted among 100 female medical students from Karapaga Vinayaga Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Centre. PSQI Scales were used to assess the quality of sleep MoCA scale were used to assess the cognition. Results: There was a weak positive correlation between PSQI sleep score and MoCA cognition score, which was statistically not significant (r Value: 0.183, P value: 0.068). The correlation coefficient which implies that as the decrease in quality of sleep increases cognition declines. Conclusion: This study finding indicates that cognitive function in medical students is impaired by using MOCA score. These findings substantiate the biological necessity of sleep to normal brain functioning and are particularly powerful in underscoring the importance of adequate sleep for workplace productivity, public safety and for normal physiological functions of well being.

Keywords: Cognitive function, Medical students, MoCA, Quality of Sleep.