Too tired to learn: insomnia, sleep quality, and sleep aid practices among Kasr Al Ainy medical students: a cross-sectional analysis
This study reveals the burden of sleep disturbance among medical students, with a major gap between the prevalence of insomnia and the utilization of professional sleep interventions. The off-label use of quetiapine, even among a small subset of our sample, raises notable safety concerns. This finding serves as an important pharmacovigilance signal and underscores the need for further investigation into the risks associated with this potentially hazardous practice. Non-pharmacological strategies such as sleep hygiene education and cognitive-behavioral interventions are needed.
Authors
- M. Khalifa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7199-3939)
- Soha Elmorsy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-9353)
- Omnia Azmy Nabeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7959-9316)
- Rehab Magdy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4916-276X)
- Albraa Ashraf Hamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5444-1424)
- M.F. DIAB (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7957-5853)
- Aya Abdulkarim Elbhairy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6318-2855)
- Aya Magdy Siam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8616-6644)
- Tasneem Abdelwahab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3176-6909)
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08054-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12
Funders
- Science and Technology Development Fund