The Physical Activity Level Of Medical Students Does Not Correlate With Their Sleep Quality And Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)

¹ Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya
² School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya
³ Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya-Saiful Anwar Hospital

^* Corresponding author: yhusi@ub.ac.id

Abstract

One of the main causes of non-communicable diseases is an unhealthy lifestyle. One of the examples is a lack of physical activity. Physical activity is important for good sleep quality and prevents excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), which can interfere with productivity. This observational analysis with a cross-sectional study approach aims to determine the relationship between the level of physical activity and sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in medical students at the faculty of medicine, Universitas Brawijaya. 444 respondents were included in this study. The level of physical activity was measured using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, sleep quality was measured with the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and EDS was measured with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). The results showed that 230 (51.8%) respondents had moderate levels of physical activity, 286 students (64.4%) had poor sleep quality, and 291 students (65.5%) did not experience EDS. The results of the Chi-square correlation test showed p-values of 0.508 and 0.470 for the relationship between physical activity, sleep quality, and EDS, respectively. It can be concluded that there is no significant relationship between the level of physical activity and sleep quality, and EDS. Further study with many other factors needs to be done to determine the contributing factors to sleep quality and EDS.