Table 5.
Comparison of sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic among males and females in pre-clerkship and clerkship years
| Variables | Males n (%) |
Females n (%) |
Pre-clerkship n (%) |
Clerkship n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On average how long does it take you to fall asleep? (a> 10 min) | 30 (66.7%) | 56 (75.7%) | 66 (72.5%) | 20 (71.4%) |
| Do you do anything in bed to help you to get to sleep, such as | ||||
| Relaxation exercises | 9 (20.0%) | 21 (28.4%) | 25 (27.5%) | 5 (17.9%) |
| Counting | 20 (16.8%) | 10 (13.5%) | 17 (18.7%) | 3 (10.7%) |
| Lying still | 35 (77.8%) | 59 (79.7%) | 76 (83.5%) | 18 (64.3%) |
| Reading | 13 (28.9%) | 31 (41.9%) | 35 (38.5%) | 9 (32.1%) |
| Watching TV | 16 (35.6%) | 23 (31.1%) | 30 (33%) | 9 (32.1%) |
| Listening to radio | 14 (31.1%) | 10 (13.5%) | 18 (19.8%) | 6 (21.4%) |
| Using ear plugs | 12 (26.7%) | 13 (17.6%) | 21 (23.1%) | 4 (14.3%) |
| Mobile phones | 27 (60.0%) | 45 (60.8%) | 55 (60.4%) | 17 (60.7%) |
| How often do you wake in the night? (a< 4 times a month) | 16 (35.6%) | 27 (36.5%) | 30 (33%) | 13 (46.4%) |
| How long does it usually take to fall asleep again? (a> 30 min) | 5 (11.1%) | 17 (23.0%) | 16 (17.6%) | 6 (21.4%) |
| Does a poor night’s sleep (< 6 h) affect you in the following aspects | ||||
| Depressed | 17 (37.8%) | 34 (45.9%) | 41 (45.1%) | 10 (35.7%) |
| Anxious | 18 (40.0%) | 45 (60.8%) | 50 (54.9%) | 13 (46.4%) |
| Irritable | 27 (60.0%) | 49 (66.2%) | 58 (63.7%) | 18 (64.3%) |
| Tired | 37 (82.2%) | 66 (89.2%) | 79 (86.8%) | 24 (85.7%) |
| Concentration | 33 (73.3%) | 59 (79.7%) | 72 (79.1%) | 20 (71.4%) |
| Memory | 28 (62.2%) | 46 (62.2%) | 58 (63.7%) | 16 (57.1%) |
| Ability to work | 31 (68.9%) | 53 (71.6%) | 66 (72.5%) | 18 (64.3%) |
| Mean score ± STD | 46.7 ± 20.8 | 49.9 ± 20.1 | 49.6 ± 20.2 | 45.4 ± 20.8 |
| p value | 0.41 | 0.34 |
Data reflect the participants who agreed to the corresponding question (aexceptions)