Prevalence of Indices of Stress with Degree of Insomnia and Academic Performance in Undergraduate Medical Students

Background: Studying medicine is quite challenging as medical students have to work hours and which leads continuous psychological stress a result decrease in sleep duration quality. This study aims determine the prevalence well relationship of academic pattern sleeping problems among students.
 Subjects Methods: In this cross-sectional study,128 non-obese (18 -23 years old, BMI=18.5-24.9) are included they divided into 2 groups non-stressed (K10≤19) stressed (K10>19) students. We used Kessler Psychological Distress Scale(K10), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI) percentage Professional Examination Result assess stress, quality performance, respectively.
 Results: PSQI scores were less stressed[8.5(3─17)] compared [6(1─17)] subjects (p=0.000) while score (percentage) [70.9(59─77)] was lesser than that non-stressed[76.7(57─86)] (p=0.000).Within subjects,K10 positively correlated (rho=0.294, p=0.018) negatively (rho= -0.319, p=0.010).Similarly there positive correlation between K10 (rho=0.435, p=0.000) negative scores( rho= -0.251, p=0.045)
 Conclusion: suggests both performance reduces with increase Keywords: non-obese, students, quality, performance.