Impact of lifestyle on academic performance of medical students at University of Tabuk

Osama S Mohammed; Abdullah A ALYOUSSEF; Hyder O Mirghani; Mohammed A Ahmed; Abdulateef S Elbadawi

Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2015

Impact of lifestyle on academic performance of medical students at University of Tabuk

Osama S Mohammed, Abdullah A Alyoussef, Hyder O Mirghani, Mohammed A Ahmed, Abdulateef S Elbadawi

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;We aimed toassesslifestyle effect on academicachievement among medical students. The study wasconducted at University of Tabuk, faculty of medicine.Eighty&amp;ndash;nine (89) studentswere enrolled. Dataincludedsocio&amp;ndash;demographic factors, reading materials, study preferences, learning styles, weekend learning activities, sleep duration, and hours spent on social media.Students was then categorizedto excellent andaverage groupsas indicated bygrade point aggregation(GPA) &amp;ge; 4 and &amp;lt; 4 respectively. The majority (73%) of the students were excellent,(52.8%)used to sleep from 6 to 9 hours per day, and (43.9%%) of them spentless than two hoursdaily on social media.Significant statistical differences were evident between excellent and average students concerningweekendlearning activity, sleeping between 6 and 9 hours, and spending fewhourson social media (P &amp;lt;0.05).&lt;/p&gt;</p>