ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SLEEP QUALITY WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG DPT STUDENTS

Abstract

AIM AND OBJECTIVES It was to determine association of physical activity and sleep quality with academic performance among Doctor of Physical Therapy students. METHODOLOGY It was a cross sectional survey done among 230 DPT students of Riphah College of Rehabilitation, Lahore. The study was completed in 4 months. Both male and female having age range between 17 to 22 were included. Those doing their internship or part time job were excluded. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was for assessing sleep quality, while physical activity was measured by Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. Chi square test was used to analyze association, while frequency tables, mean with standard deviation was used for descriptive statistics. RESULTS The results showed mean score and standard deviation 338.03+257.642 and 310.68+213.621 for high achievers and low achievers respectively, without any significant difference and correlation (p value 0.431 and 0.039). The results regarding PSQI were 11.185+6.359 and 10.041+6.316 for high achievers and low achievers respectively (p value 0.205 and 0.099). CONCLUSION The study concluded that overall there is poor sleep quality and low physical activity irrespective of academic performance or gender. There is no association in sleep quality, physical activity with academic performance in doctor of physical therapy students. KEY WORDS: Academic performances, Exercise, Physical Activity, Physical Therapy, Sleep Quality, Sleep