THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SHORT-TERM INSOMNIA AND SHORT-TERM MEMORY IN UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF UDAYANA UNIVERSITY

Abstrak

Background: Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, engage in a wide variety of academic and non-academic activities, such as competitions and organizational activities. Sleep deprivation can impact concentration, decision-making, and participation in daily activities. Short-term insomnia is one reason why students at the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, cannot get enough sleep. Insomnia can reduce short-term memory performance, making it difficult to remember what has happened and learned during the day. When someone experiences insomnia, one of the symptoms is fatigue, which disrupts concentration related to memory. This can lead to a decline in a student's academic performance. Objective: To investigate the correlation between short-term insomnia and short-term memory performance among undergraduate medical students at Udayana University. 

Methods: This study used a cross-sectional analytic design. Seventy-nine students were recruited using consecutive sampling. Data were collected through structured interviews with questionnaires and short-term memory tests. Statistical analysis used the Spearman correlation test with a significance level of p < 0.05. 

Results: The data analysis results point out that out of 236 respondents who completed the questionnaire, 79 experienced insomnia, comprising 45 females (57%) and 34 males (43%). The respondents were predominantly 21 years old (70 respondents, 88.6%), followed by those aged 22 (9 respondents, 11.4%).The results of the Spearman analysis demonstrated a significant weak correlation between short-term insomnia and short-term memory, with a correlation coefficient of -0.320  and a significance value of 0.004.

Conclusion: A study of the relationship between short-term insomnia and short-term memory in undergraduate medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, found a weak and significant relationship between insomnia and short-term memory.