ABSTRACT
Objective:
Having good sleep hygiene and knowledge of nursing students is important in terms of their sleep hygiene teaching. This study aims to determine the relationship between the knowledge and practices of sleep hygiene according to the chronotype of nursing students.
Materials and Methods:
The study was conducted as a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study consisting of 171 nursing students studying at the Health School of a university in the 2019-2020 academic year. The research data were collected using an individual identification form, Sleep Hygiene index and evaluation form to determine morning and evening chronotypes in the human circadian rhythm.
Results:
When the chronotypes of the students were examined, the circadian rhythm mean score was 61.83±2.43 for the morning type, 51.00±4.71 for the intermediate type and 29.00±0.00 for the evening type. The average Sleep Hygiene index of the students was found to be 16.73±6.68. When the groups were compared, the smoking status of those who were close to the evening type, compared to the morning type and the intermediate type, was found to be statistically significantly higher (p<0.05).
Conclusion:
Most of the students were found to have sufficient knowledge of sleep hygiene, but they applied unhealthy sleep hygiene practices according to their chronotype. Sleep quality can be improved by explaining the relationship between chronotype and sleep hygiene awareness to students.
Keywords:
Sleep hygiene, nursing, student, chronotype
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