ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate sleep hygiene and its relationship with academicperformance in adults. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and duration of the study. Thestudy was conducted at Dow Medical College, Dow university of Health sciences Karachi fromDecember 2012 to November 2013. Material and methods: Subjects were students fromfirst year to final year. Instrument was an integrated questionnaire (Horne JA and Ostberg OMorningness- Eveningness questionnaire MEQ original 1976) designed to assess chronotypeof young adult population. Subjects (N = 690) completed a questionnaire packet and providedtheir GPA. Results: it was observed that students organizing their activities closer to themorning reported higher GPA whereas students with lower grades reported evening typepersonality. Conclusions: This study may help universities to decrease the prevalence of poorsleep hygiene by developing interventions programs that target adolescents with low academicachievement.