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Date Published: 13/01/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v509i2.1785
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Vol. 509 No. 2 (2021)
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Đức Sĩ, T. ., & Thanh Hiệp, N. . (2022). SLEEP QUALITY DURING COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING IN STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE PHAM NGOC THACH. Vietnam Medical Journal, 509(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v509i2.1785

SLEEP QUALITY DURING COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING IN STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE PHAM NGOC THACH

Trần Đức Sĩ1, Nguyễn Thanh Hiệp1,
1 Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine

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Purpose: To assess the sleep quality in students. We also considered the effects of COVID-19 home confinement on sedentary behavior and smartphone use. Materials and method: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study at the University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach, HCMC, Vietnam. Data was collected in medical students from first to 6th years. Participants completed an anonymous web-based survey that includes questionnaires about sleep and about their physical activity, sedentary behavior and smartphone use.  To measure sleep quality, we used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire Index (PSQI). Results: Out of 4677 medical students at the University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach, 874 participated in our survey. More than half of participants had poor quality of sleep according to PSQI. Many students went to bed later than midnight and spent time with smartphones. Conclusion: This study revealed that during the COVID-19 outbreak, behaviors changed. Students spent time using the smartphone but less engaging in physical activity. They went to sleep and got up too late but their sleep quality was bad. These findings may be important to make recommendations, including lifestyle modifications.

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Students, smartphone, sleep quality, PSQI

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