The relationship between academic workload and sleep pattern of BS Nursing students in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute

Date of Completion

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Sleep Pattern, Academic Performance, Nursing, Students, College Students

Abstract

The study utilized descriptive correlational research design to study how the two variables, academic workload, and sleep pattern, were related. It was descriptive in nature as to examine and to describe the workload and sleep pattern of the students, and correlational in seeking to identify whether there was a relationship between these two variables. This study used a non-probability, quota sampling method, and a total of 273 nursing students from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute participated. To identify the relationship between academic workload and sleep pattern, the research instrument was divided into three sections: Section A, for the profile of the students such as year level and sex, Section B, was a self-made academic questionnaire, and Section C was a modified-adapted Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index sleep pattern questionnaire. This research instrument was created to gather data based on the theoretical framework and supporting related literature of the study. The statistical tools used to analyze and interpret the findings were percentage, T-Test, standard deviation, frequency distribution, mean, Analysis of Variance, and Spearman’s Rho. Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusion were drawn: 1) The majority of the nursing students from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute were from the first year level and were females; 2) The academic workload of nursing students from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute was Heavy; 3) The sleep pattern of nursing students from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute was Poor; 4) As the nursing students progress by year level, the academic workload eases and this means that the first year students feel that they have the heaviest workload. Regardless of the nursing students’ sex, both males and females perceive academic workload as the same; 5) The sleep pattern of nursing students from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute significantly differ according to year level, to which the first year and second year have difficulties in having a good sleep pattern, compared to the third year and fourth year in which they have a more improved sleep pattern. Furthermore, the respondents sleep pattern differ significantly by sex, with females having a poorer sleep pattern than males; 6) Heavier academic workload contributes to poorer sleep pattern among nursing students from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute. The higher the academic workload, the poorer the sleep pattern; however, sleep pattern cannot be solely attributed to academic workload since there are other factors that contribute to a person’s sleeping habits.

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