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Sleep Duration and Academic Performance Among Student Pharmacists
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Objective To identify sleep patterns and frequency of daytime sleepiness and to assess the association between sleep duration and academic performance among student pharmacists.Methods A cross-sectional design was used. An anonymous self-administered paper questionnaire was administered to first-year through third-year students at a pharmacy school.Results Questionnaires were completed by 364 student pharmacists (79.4% response rate and 93.8% cooperation rate). More than half of student pharmacists obtained less than 7 hours of sleep at night during a typical school week (54.7%) and a large majority on the night prior to an examination (81.7%). Almost half (47.8%) felt daytime sleepiness almost every day. Longer sleep duration the night prior to an examination was associated with higher course grades and semester grade point averages (GPAs).Conclusion A majority of student pharmacists had suboptimal durations of sleep, defined as fewer than 7 hours. Adequate sleep the night prior to an examination was positively associated with student course grades and semester GPAs.
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- Authors
- Zeek, M. L., Savoie, M. J., Song, M., Kennemur, L. M., Qian, J., Jungnickel, P. W., & Westrick, S. C.
- Affiliations
- Auburn University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Westrick, Salisa C.
- Venue
- American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-06
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 63
- ISSN
- 0002-9459 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4571043
- OpenAlex
- W2400613232
- Cited by
- 129
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 5.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Keywords
- sleep duration, academic performance, pharmacy students, daytime sleepiness, sleep deprivation, exam preparation, grade point average
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Education, Pharmacy, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Pharmacists, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep, Students, Pharmacy, Young Adult
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