THE ROLE OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN TIME MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Yuliya Modna () and Bernadette Scott ()
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Yuliya Modna: Trinity School of Medicine/ Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Bernadette Scott: Trinity School of Medicine/ Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

CBU International Conference Proceedings, 2017, vol. 5, issue 0, 983-987

Abstract: Time management is one of the biggest problems of medical students. In this study, we examined the circadian rhythms of medical students and factors which may affect academic performance: perceived stress, sleep quality, time management. Students answered a Morningness-Eveningness questionnaire, the Time Management Personal Assessment questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire. The correlation (R=0.87) between chronotype and GPA (P<0.001) showed a higher GPA in students with morning chronotypes. The PSQI analysis demonstrated 47% of the students had poor sleep quality; a correlation (R= - 0.56) between the PSQI and GPA (p< 0.04), supporting a link between higher GPA and good sleep. Results also showed a correlation (R=0.59) between time management and GPA (p< 0.01), implying that the students with excellent time management skills (17%) had excellent GPAs. Chronotypes, quality of sleep and time management, influence GPA and can be used as a guidance tool for academic advisors.

Keywords: Circadian rhythmstime management organization; medical students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.12955/cbup.v5.1056

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