Sleep patterns, body clock types, social jetlag, and mental health in resident doctors
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Abstract
A total of 492 resident physicians were included, with a mean social jetlag of 1.37 hours.
- Mean sleep duration was 7.15 hours on workdays and 8.36 hours on free days.
- The average sleep debt reported was 1.59 hours.
- 31.9% of residents experienced 2 or more hours of sleep debt.
- 21.8% reported experiencing severe social jetlag.
- Over half (51.7%) of the residents reported sleep disturbances.
- Severe social jetlag was linked to earlier training stage, later chronotype, reduced physical activity, increased sleep debt, and depressive symptoms.
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Competing interests
All authors have seen and approved the manuscript. This study was supported by research funding from the Fédération des médecins residents du Québec (FMRQ) awarded to V.P., F.L.P., and M.-C.G. The FMRQ, which is the professional union for resident physicians in the province of Québec, Canada, had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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