The Correlation between Levels of Stress and Sleep Quality of Medical Student at Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University

Abstract

Disturbed homeostasis due to physical or psychological stimulation can cause stress. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in research by Clariska, et al (2020), as many as 264 million people in the world experience stress. This research aims to obtain an overview of the mental health of students at the Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University Medical Study Program. This research uses an analytical observational design using a cross-sectional approach. The questionnaaire link was distributed to students of the Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University Medical Study Program via Google Form. Stratified random sampling was chosen as the sampling technique in this study with a sample size of 148 people. There were 83 people (56.1%) with moderate levels of stress, which was also the highest level of stress experienced by students in the study. In addition, poor sleep quality in the study was found to be 87.2%. In the research, no relationship was found between gender, age, class, and non-academic activities with sleep quality. Student with moderate-bad stress levels are 4.26 times more likely to experience poor sleep quality compared to students with mild stress levels. There is a relationship between moderatesevere stress levels and sleep quality in students of the Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University Medical Study Program.