Research Article

[Retracted] Awareness of Medical Students toward Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Disorder Based on Biomedical Diagnosis

Table 2

General knowledge toward circadian and sleep disorder based on biomedical diagnosis ().

Knowledge questionsCorrect answers (%)

(Q1) When does the need for sleep decrease in a person?144 (48.65)
(Q2) When does the body increase its secretion of melatonin?229 (77.36)
(Q3) When does dream sleep or rapid eye movement sleep (REM) occur?168 (56.76)
(Q4) How does a person make up for his loss of sleep during the work week?179 (60.47)
(Q5) How much time do newborn infants spend sleeping per 24 hours?227 (76.69)
(Q6) What is the prevalence of insomnia between older men and women?35 (11.82)
(Q7) What should we do to a young (preadolescent) child who regularly has trouble getting to sleep at night?59 (19.93)
(Q8) What is the typical age of symptom onset for narcolepsy?43 (14.53)
(Q9) When does the ability to sleep increase?86 (29.05)
(Q10) When is the slow-wave sleep more prominent?52 (17.57)
(Q11) When does the amount of slow-wave sleep increase?35 (11.82)
(Q12) Episodes of sleepwalking tend to occur which third of the night?77 (26.01)
(Q13) When do episodes of REM sleep tend to lengthen?124 (41.89)
(Q14) During REM sleep, what happens to periodic limb movements?74 (25)
(Q15) In children, inadequate sleep can exacerbate which of the following?48 (16.22)
(Q16) With alcoholics in recovery, how long of alcohol abstention does it take to normalize their sleep?24 (8.11)
(Q17) What is recommended in patients with difficulty in initiating sleep?17 (5.74)
(Q18) What is often an indicator in the treatment of primary snoring or mild obstructive sleep apnea?116 (39.19)
(Q19) What enhanced slow-wave sleep?63 (21.28)
(Q20) What drug could cause chronic bedwetting in children?120 (40.54)
(Q21) Nightmare are more common within?49 (16.55)
(Q22) Heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are more variable during?100 (33.78)
(Q23) Do antihypertensive drugs cause sleep difficulties as side effects?50 (16.89)
(Q24) What is true regarding early morning awakening in the elderly?99 (33.45)
(Q25) What is correct regarding the benefit from alcohol?159 (53.72)
(Q26) What statement is correct?158 (53.38)
(Q27) Episode of sleepwalking commonly occurs at which stage?49 (16.55)
(Q28) Who is at higher risk of developing symptoms of sleep apnea?146 (49.32)
(Q29) What can increase the incidence of sleepwalking in children?182 (61.49)
(Q30) What is the most symptom that correlates with narcolepsy?75 (25.34)