Sleep Quality and Sleepiness Among Veterinary Medical Students Over an Academic Year

Sleep Quality and Sleepiness Among Veterinary Medical Students Over an Academic Year

Good sleep health is a key component to good personal well-being. It has been postulated that veterinary students have poor sleep health, but few measurements have been undertaken. This study measured Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale values at multiple points throughout an...

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Main Authors: Michael T. Nappier, Lara Bartl-Wilson, Tiffany Shoop, Shelby Borowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
sleep quality
sleepiness
veterinary medical students
Pittsburgh sleep quality index
epworth sleepiness scale
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00119/full
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spelling doaj-8c3b21c85b7e489e9838a04587c64b3e2020-11-25T00:40:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692019-04-01610.3389/fvets.2019.00119448186Sleep Quality and Sleepiness Among Veterinary Medical Students Over an Academic YearMichael T. Nappier0Lara Bartl-Wilson1Tiffany Shoop2Shelby Borowski3Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesDepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesCenter for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesGood sleep health is a key component to good personal well-being. It has been postulated that veterinary students have poor sleep health, but few measurements have been undertaken. This study measured Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale values at multiple points throughout an academic year for students in a veterinary medical curriculum. Students were found to have overall poor sleep quality and above average to excessive daytime sleepiness. Further investigation is necessary to determine specific causes as well as what action can be taken to improve student sleep health.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00119/fullsleep qualitysleepinessveterinary medical studentsPittsburgh sleep quality indexepworth sleepiness scale
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sleep quality
sleepiness
veterinary medical students
Pittsburgh sleep quality index
epworth sleepiness scale
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Tiffany Shoop
Shelby Borowski
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series Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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publishDate 2019-04-01
description Good sleep health is a key component to good personal well-being. It has been postulated that veterinary students have poor sleep health, but few measurements have been undertaken. This study measured Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale values at multiple points throughout an academic year for students in a veterinary medical curriculum. Students were found to have overall poor sleep quality and above average to excessive daytime sleepiness. Further investigation is necessary to determine specific causes as well as what action can be taken to improve student sleep health.
topic sleep quality
sleepiness
veterinary medical students
Pittsburgh sleep quality index
epworth sleepiness scale
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