Abstract:

Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the sleep quality and affecting factors in Medical Faculty 1st and 6th grade students. Material and Methods: In the research, a questionnaire was applied to 126 students who continued in the 1st and 6th terms. Following the descritive questions, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire was used, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used in the evaluation. PSQI score mean and standart deviation, Student t test, chi-square test were used between independent variables and PSQI score averages. Results: PSQI scores of 73,00% of the participants are 5 and above and they have poor sleep quality. 30,2% of medical students who participated in the study smoke. PSQI score average is 7,18 (± 2,46) for smokers and 5,80 ( ± 2,68 ) for non-smokers and there is statistically significant difference between groups ( t = 2,736 – p < 0,05 ). The quality of sleep was found to be significantly lower in those who sleep after 24.00 at night, fell asleep for more than 15 minutes, and those whose night sleep is less than 7 hours. Conclusions: The quality of sleep was generally low in Maltepe University Medical Faculty 1st and 6th term students. Smoking is one of the reasons for poor sleep quality. Metabolic and psychosocial problems experienced by students affect sleep integrity and sleep time negatively and cause bed sleep. Having a healthy and regular lifestyle, problems affecting sleep quality should be eliminated.

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